VILLANOVA, Pa. — After some down years, Youngstown State made a resurgence this year as a program. Since their last FCS playoffs appearance in 2016, the Penguins had gone 27-35 over six years coming into this season. Despite ending its season Saturday with a 45-28 defeat at Villanova, ...
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Youngstown State looks to keep its season alive, as the Penguins travel outside Philadelphia to face No. 8 seed Villanova. Follow along here all game for live updates. Pregame: YSU wins the toss and defers to the second half. Villanova will get the ball to start things off ...
YOUNGSTOWN — From the opening tip, Youngstown State looked discombobulated, disconnected and disjointed. Still, the Penguins were able to keep things close through most of the first half, but Detroit Mercy eventually started pulling away, going on to win 59-50 on Thursday night in both ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Older Penguins fans likely remember Youngstown State’s battles with Villanova during the 1990s. YSU and the Wildcats have met nine times in their history, but faced off four times during the ‘90s, with each result being decided by a single score. “It’s kind of crazy ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Through the first six games of the season, Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun has been waiting for things to start clicking for his Penguins team. The potential was there. But, on a team with 12 new players, things were always going to take time. On Wednesday night, ...
Youngstown State had 10 players named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference all-league team. YSU had five second-team All-MVFC picks and five honorable-mention All-MVFC selections. Record-breaking receiver Bryce Oliver, defensive end Dylan Wudke, running back Tyshon King, offensive lineman Jaison Williams and cornerback Troy Jakubec all earned second-team honors. Oliver was a first-team selection in 2022 while Wudke was second-team pick last year and Williams had twice been named honorable mention in his career. King also earned a spot on the conference’s All-Newcomer squad, ...
