YOUNGSTOWN — As Youngstown State football coach Doug Phillips puts it, “to be the best, you have to beat the best.” That’s exactly the challenge that the Penguins have on their hands this Saturday, as No. 1 ranked and defending national champion South Dakota State makes the trip to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — As head coach John Barnes’ leave of absence remains ongoing, Youngstown State has maintained its focus as it prepares to open the 2023-2024 season this week. Coming off a pair of closed scrimmages after a long preseason, the Penguins finally got a chance to see how they look ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP – For the past 35 years, Bob Hannon has taken his perch in the catbird seat high atop Stambaugh Stadium serving as the eyes for his radio audience as he brings to them the play-by-play of Youngstown State football. Prior to the 2022 season he had missed just one game, that coming 10 years earlier in 2012 when he traveled to Columbus to watch his daughter, Melinda, compete in the state high school golf tournament. Due to illness, however, he was forced to miss the final six games last season but after treatment and a longer than expected recovery process, he is back ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State men’s basketball team is coming off its best season in program history. During the 2022-2023 season, the Penguins won their first-ever regular season conference championship, while also tying the program record for most wins in a season (24) and setting ...
In pursuit of its first postseason bid since 2016, Youngstown State kept its playoff hopes alive on Saturday. It wasn’t pretty, but the Penguins did what they needed to do in order to earn their first road win of the season, defeating winless Indiana State 19-7. “I felt our guys stayed ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — No. 3 Ohio State has been finding ways to win the close ones all season, and they added another one against a team they have traditionally blown out. Cornerback Jordan Hancock woke up the Buckeyes early in the second half with a 93-yard interception return for a ...
