The Youngstown State football team faced a tall task on Saturday. The Penguins traveled to Lexington, Ky., to face a Kentucky in first-year head coach Will Steins debut. YSU couldn’t stop the Wildcats’ firepower, giving up 506 yards of total offense in a 45-13 loss. Beau Brungard ...
YOUNGSTOWN — In the Doug Phillips era, Youngstown State has long described itself as being a “developmental program.” Perhaps no player is a better product of that than fifth-year left tackle Desmeal Leigh. Coming out of high school at Kent Roosevelt, Leigh only had one year of ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off the team’s first game of the season, Youngstown State football coach Doug Phillips offered his assessment of the team’s performance during YSU’s weekly press conference on Tuesday morning. Phillips started off by highlighting the Penguins’ effort throughout ...
YOUNGSTOWN — With lofty preseason expectations and a No. 9 ranking to live up to, Youngstown State met those standards in Thursday night’s season opener. The Penguins took control early and never looked back, as YSU dominated Mercyhurst 43-10 to kick off the 2026 campaign at Stambaugh ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The last time the Youngstown State football team walked off a field after a game, the Penguins had just blown a 28-point lead in a second-half collapse against Yale in the first round of the FCS playoffs. For nine months, the Penguins have had that memory burning in the back ...
YOUNGSTOWN — When Ryan Riemedio took over Youngstown State’s defensive coordinator job in January, he knew in the back of his mind what was awaiting him on Aug. 27. After 14 years strolling the sidelines in Mercyhurst’s green and blue colors at Saxon Stadium, Riemedio will find himself ...
