YOUNGSTOWN — The idle week couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for Youngstown State. The Penguins are coming off an exhilarating come-from-behind, last-second victory at Towson, which was also YSU’s first road victory since the end of the 2023 season. The win puts the Penguins at ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP – With their 31-28, come from behind victory over Towson State last Saturday safely tucked away, YSU head coach Doug Phillips’ squad will use their off week now to prepare for the start of conference play. The Penguins will host South Dakota State on October 4 at 6 p.m., entertaining a Jackrabbit squad that has won two of the last three FCS national championships. For the first time during Phillips’ tenure as head coach, the Penguins will enter league action 3-1 with a solid showing against Big Ten Conference foe Michigan State to their credit while riding the ...
Despite battling confidence issues last year, Youngstown State kicker Andrew Lastovka has a newfound belief in himself this season. Having been in pressure situations before, Lastovka knows he’s capable, it’s just a matter of confidence. So when he was called upon late in the Penguins’ ...
YSU’s Phillips to speak to Curbstone Youngstown State head football coach Doug Phillips will be the speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. He will be bringing some players. 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. 49ers’ Purdy ‘highly unlikely’ to start SANTA CLARA. Calif. — Quarterback Brock Purdy is “highly unlikely” to start on Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers as he deals ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State understands both the difficulty and importance of winning on the road. The Penguins haven’t won a road game since the regular season finale at Murray State in 2023. But at the same time, in order for YSU to achieve its goal of making the FCS playoffs, the ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Youngstown State got what it wanted out of its first road trip of the season on Saturday at Michigan State. While the Penguins fell to the Big Ten foe 41-24, YSU put together a valiant performance, giving the Spartans a fight in East Lansing. “I am proud of our ...
