Friday, November 12th, 2010
Favorite Penguin. Not an easy choice with Ross, Blose, Elliott, and Rodemoyer in the category. This was a great bunch of seniors, but one is a future YSU Hall of Famer, one has his name etched in the record books, one scored a touchdown against a 1-A opponent on ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Youngstown State Football Coach Jon Heacock formally resigned his head coaching position on Sunday, just 24 hours after a terrific road win that sealed a winning season. To say that Heacock just did not care would be the furthest thing from the truth.
Heacock came on board in 1992 as the ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Jerry Olsavsky has been at Youngstown State University since 2003. Over that span, he has worked with many young men teaching them his craft, being a good linebacker. Olsavsky was a standout at Youngstown Chaney and later had success at Pitt. Olsavsky spent nine years in the NFL as a ...
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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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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Eric Rodemoyer has been the best offensive lineman that YSU has had in awhile. He has played in seven of YSU's eight games this season. In those seven games, he has been named the Jim Zdelar Offensive Lineman of The Week six times. The only time he did not win ...
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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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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Youngstown State University will not be participating in the 2009 Postseason Playoffs. That is the unfortunate reality following a 17-3 setback to #9 South Dakota State at Stambaugh Stadium. The Jackrabbits were consistent and opportunistic in defeating a very tough YSU team in a physical game. Defense and turnovers were ...
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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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