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YSU QB Brungard invited to Walter Payton Award ceremony

Youngstown State junior quarterback Beau Brungard is one of three standout FCS quarterbacks to be invited to the Walter Payton Award ceremony on January 3 in Nashville, Tenn., as part of the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Show at the Woolworth Theatre. Joining Brungard in Nashville for ...

Nine YSU football players earn All-MVFC honors

Youngstown State junior quarterback Beau Brungard was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year, the league announced on Monday. Brungard was one of four Penguins to garner first-team All-MVFC honors as he was joined by wide receiver Max Tomczak, defensive ...

YSU routs rival Zips 90-63 for first win at Akron since 2011

AKRON — On a day the outside shots weren’t falling at their usual clip, Youngstown State went to its strength in the post. Led by the forward duo of Sophia Gregory and Sarah Baker, the Penguins scored 50 points in the paint, while also dominating on the glass and at the free-throw line in ...

YSU shoots the lights out in 87-64 win vs. Chicago State

YOUNGSTOWN — After spending most of the month of November on the road, Friday night’s return home to the friendly confines of Zidian Family Arena was welcomed with open arms by Youngstown State. The Penguins were coming off three straight tough road losses, before they finally had that ...

After years of injuries, YSU’s Hickey making the most of his return

YOUNGSTOWN — When Dathan Hickey takes the field at Stambaugh Stadium and lines up against Yale in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday, it’ll be a “full-circle moment” for the Youngstown State defensive back. Hickey was a part of the Bulldogs’ program from 2018-23, before ...