“Ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum…” That steady sound is the heartbeat of Youngstown State’s FCS playoff hopes, which are still very much alive after a thrilling road victory over a top-10 team on Saturday. Coming off two straight losses, the Penguins raced out to a fast start and ...
Jackson to speak at Curbstone Coaches Melissa Jackson, Youngstown State women’s basketball head coach, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend. For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45 a.m. YSU football kickoff changed vs Redbirds The kickoff for Youngstown State’s game against Illinois State was changed. The new kickoff is set for 1 p.m. today due to weather that is expected to go ...
STRUTHERS — When last season’s national champion women’s bowling team was honored on the field at Stambaugh Stadium during the football game on Oct. 4 and the rest of the Penguins received their championship rings, it officially closed the chapter of Youngstown State’s historic ...
YOUNGSTOWN — When firing on all cylinders, Youngstown State’s offense has ranked among the best in the FCS. The Penguins have a deep stable of running backs at their disposal, an experienced offensive line, an explosive group of receivers led by a preseason All-American and a dynamic ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — If the Youngstown State men’s basketball team expects to duplicate their success of a season ago, they will do so with only four returnees and 11 fresh faces on their current roster. Gone are 10 players who scored all but 17.2 of their 76.4 points per game last year, a campaign that produced the program’s first ever trip to the Horizon League’s tournament championship game, a third straight 20-plus win season and sixth consecutive winning campaign under first-year head coach Ethan Faulkner. Stumping for Faulkner at Monday’s Curbstone Coaches meeting – ...
Its slowest start of the season proved to be too much for Youngstown State to overcome on Saturday afternoon. YSU’s defense gave up touchdowns on North Dakota’s first four possessions, and the offense struggled to finish drives, as the 13th-ranked Fighting Hawks handed the Penguins a ...
