Back to the drawing board for Youngstown State. A week after an inspired overtime win, the Penguins had their chances, but failed to capitalize on key opportunities in a 23-16 road defeat to No. 19 Illinois State on Saturday at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Ill. After pinning Illinois State ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Above the tunnel leading from Youngstown State’s locker room to the Beede Field turf at Stambaugh Stadium, hangs two signs that read, “Football is a 60-minute game” and “Finish.” Both are part of the Penguins’ mantras — something that the coaching staff has ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Melissa Jackson has five core values for building a program — family, passion, toughness, commitment and gratitude. Since arriving at Youngstown State in March, the first-year head coach has spent the offseason instilling those values in the players — both new and ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State is in the midst of one of its most successful stretches in program history. The Penguins are coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons during which they won their first regular season conference championship in program history. Now, as the Penguins are set to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State has learned how to finish. Through eight weeks, the Penguins had played in four one-score games this season, coming out on the winning side in just one of them. On Saturday, YSU played its fifth close game, but this time the Penguins finished things out in a ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The first 20 minutes against South Dakota last week was a small sample size of how Youngstown State wants to play on a consistent basis. The Penguins opened the game with a pair of long touchdown drives sandwiched around a defensive stand. However, while the defense got some ...
