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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
At first glance, the above picture would not say much. Some photographers would even say it is a wasted shot and delete it. The fascinating things going on in the above picture are guys in red uniforms knocking around guys in white uniforms. If you look to the left, you ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Youngstown State sophomore quarterback Kurt Hess (Dayton, Ohio) was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Offensive Player of the Week while junior placekicker David Brown (Ojai, Calif.) was tabbed the Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced on Sunday.
Hess completed 20-of-24 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Youngstown State, playing their biggest game in years, finally came out on the right end of a close one. Going into a hostile environment to face the #1 North Dakota State Bison, not many gave the Penguins a chance. Happy to report, however, I predicted a four point win for ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
If you wanted a statement win, what better time than now to make a statement? Youngstown State hits the road one last time in 2011 to face off against the undefeated and #1-ranked North Dakota State Bison. The Penguins have matured each week, played better each week, and have ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Youngstown State freshman wide receiver Christian Bryan is among a group of four players added to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List on Wednesday. The inaugural award honors the outstanding freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision. It is presented by The Sports Network and sponsored by Fathead.com.
Bryan, wide receiver Neal ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Youngstown State sophomore punter Nick Liste was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the Penguins 21-17 loss at UNI.
Liste found the first trip of the UNI-Dome to his liking averaging 45.7 yards per punt. He had six punts for 274 ...
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Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Performance in a hostile environment against an angry team usually does not bode well for a team when they are mediocre, at best. The biggest thing that Youngstown State (5-4, 3-3) proved in their 21-17 loss is that they are anything but mediocre. Northern Iowa continued their dominance of the ...
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
Youngstown State will face their toughest test of the Eric Wolford Era this Saturday when they travel to face a very talented Northern Iowa team. The Panthers had a showdown with North Dakota State last week in a matchup of conference unbeatens, but came out on the short end of ...
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