YOUNGSTOWN — The 2024 season was far from a banner year for the Youngstown State defense. Statistically, YSU was 88th in the FCS in total defense, giving up 406.2 yards per game, and 111th in scoring defense, allowing 35.83 points per game. Additionally, the Penguins were among the worst ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State head coach Ethan Faulkner didn’t mince words in the aftermath of the Penguins’ Horizon League championship game defeat to Robert Morris. “This is a group that’s elevated our program,” Faulkner said, discussing what YSU had done this year during his ...

YOUNGSTOWN — In 2021, Youngstown State bowling coach Doug Kuberski led the Penguins to their first-ever Final Four appearance at the NCAA championships. That season, Kuberski had added two freshman bowlers to his roster and then four more a year later. Since then, those six bowlers have ...

YOUNGSTOWN — New Youngstown State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich’s coaching journey has taken him to some of college football’s preeminent programs. He’s coached at Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State. Yet, this winter, Yurcich found his way to Youngstown to join head ...

YOUNGSTOWN — When former Ursuline star Brady Shannon was still in high school, he had to make a choice between his two passions. Shannon had multiple offers from various schools to play either football or baseball at the collegiate level. Ultimately, he opted to play baseball at Central ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — When Bill Johnson assumed his duties as president of Youngstown State University in March 2024, he embraced the challenges presented as the school’s top administrator. Everything from cultivating new donors, to working with the university’s four unions to improving ...