YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State football has a storied history and tradition of success, but in recent years that same level of accomplishment has been hard to come by. During the 1990s, the Penguins won four national championships (1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997) and had two national runner-up ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Coming into this season, one of the biggest questions for Youngstown State was filling the void left by former center Lilly Ritz. The Penguins expected to replace Ritz by committee — with senior Lindsey Linard and fifth years Emily Saunders and Jen Wendler. However, ...
MORGANTOWN — Sunday afternoon was a homecoming of sorts for several members of the Youngstown State women’s basketball program who have ties to the Mountain State, as the Penguins traveled to take on West Virginia. The host Mountaineers scored in bunches however, fending off the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — John Lovelace Jr. hit four of his first five shots against Lake Erie. As the shots kept falling, the sophomore’s Youngstown State teammates told him to just keep shooting. “It felt good — the guys kept telling me to keep going,” Lovelace said. “They kept bringing ...
Youngstown State took care of business on Saturday at Murray State. The Penguins rode their balanced offense to a 34-17 victory over the Racers to finish off the regular season. Now, YSU plays the waiting game as it awaits its FCS playoff fate. The FCS playoff bracket will be unveiled ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For the first time since 2016, Youngstown State will play in the FCS playoffs. After finishing the regular season 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Penguins earned an at-large bid from the FCS selection committee on Sunday. YSU will host ...
