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Report: YSU basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun departing for Utah State

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun is departing the program for Utah State, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Calhoun, who took over at YSU in 2017, went 118-105 in seven seasons with YSU. Previously, he was 124-38 as head coach at ...

Penguins make their case for the NFL Draft at YSU’s Pro Day

YOUNGSTOWN — Former Youngstown State star running back Jaleel McLaughlin established the blueprint last year. Now with the NFL Draft coming up, this year’s class of draft-eligible Penguins are trying to follow it. McLaughlin, who played at Notre Dame College in 2018 and 2019 before ...

YSU introduces new women’s basketball coach

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s a new era, as Youngstown State introduced new women’s basketball coach Melissa Jackson during a press conference Monday afternoon. After spending this season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State and before that, 15 years at Akron, which included serving as head ...

Russell Wilson eager to reboot career in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson didn’t come out Friday and say he expects to be the starting quarterback in Pittsburgh. Considering the lengths the Steelers went to woo the nine-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion — including the stunning decision to move on from the player Wilson was ...

Penguins continued upward trajectory

YOUNGSTOWN — This year, Youngstown State proved its historic 2022-2023 season wasn’t a one-off. The Penguins continued to make history in 2023-2024, building on the program’s most-ever Division I wins and first Horizon League regular season championship last year. With almost a ...