Monday, March 15th, 2010
Donald Jones, the former Youngstown State Penguin, came home for a visit and he didn't come alone. Jones ran routes on the Stambaugh Stadium turf early Monday morning. Scouts from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Indianapolis were there early to evaluate select Seniors in various categories.
To enter Stambaugh Stadium at 7 am ...
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
In a season where the expectations were high so high at the start, the ending somewhat lived up to its advertised billing. Youngstown State rallied from an 11 point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat North Dakota State, 39-35, at the Fargodome.
Youngstown State scored first as Marc Kanetsky, who ...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
On Senior Day, the weather and general atmosphere on the sidelines was warm. It was nice to see the Senior Penguins with their parents before kickoff as they were recognized for their outstanding efforts as Youngstown State athletes. Coach Heacock stressed all week that it was about this Senior class ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
"Everyone wants 'THE' answer, if it was that simple, teams would never lose. I have been in this business a long time and I don't believe that there is ever an answer to 'THE' problem", was what Coach Jon Heacock had to say when asked why the seemingly talented team ...
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Youngstown State University needs to work on their costume a bit for this weekend. The Penguins will host the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Halloween. Coach Jon Heacock has unfairly taken alot of criticism for the costume not being at its full potential yet, but promises to work on making ...
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Special teams errors and a Freshman QB proved to be the difference in Southern Illinois 27-8 victory over Youngstown State University (4-3, 2-2). The Penguins outworked the Salukis (6-1, 5-0) in the first half yet found themselves in a 14-point hole at the break. A couple of bad snaps on special ...
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
Youngstown State (3-2, 1-1) hosts Western Illinois (1-3, 0-1) in an almost must-win game for both teams this Saturday. The Missouri Valley Football Conference seems balanced with an exception at the bottom (Indiana State), and a couple of great teams so far (S. Illinois, N. Iowa) at the top. All ...
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Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Youngstown State University's offensive unit was flat in the first three quarters, but the defense played outstanding for all four as the Penguins (3-1) got by a pesky Indiana State (0-5) team 28-0 in Terre Haute on Saturday. YSU pushed the Indiana State losing streak to 31 games in a row, third ...
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