Friday, May 6th, 2011
Several Youngstown State University student athletes have recently been recognized nationally for their excellence in the classroom.
The Youngstown State football team had four former student-athletes named to the 2011 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, the organization announced on Wednesday. Stephen Blose (Erie, Pa.), Kyle Banna (Canfield, Ohio), Luke Matelan ...
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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Youngstown State University and Indiana State University entered Saturday's game with no shot at a playoff berth or a conference championship. This game was simply a way to play out the string and look to next year, a test of pride. For the Senior Class, this was it, the last ...
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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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Sunday, November 7th, 2010
If you analyzed the turnover that first-year coach Eric Wolford had to deal with in his inaugural season, you probably would scratch your head trying to figure out how Youngstown State was even in so many close games. Saturday, the Penguins dropped another heartbreaker, 41-39, to Illinois State. The loss ...
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Saturday, October 30th, 2010
The point was made earlier on this very website that YSU had lost their last nine games against Northern Iowa. The argumentative point was also made that Coach Eric Wolford had never lost to the Panthers. Something had to give and a streak would be broken. Unfortunately for YSU, Wolford ...
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Youngstown State (3-5, 1-4) was looking to finish strong. Having held second half leads in six of seven games this season, the kryptonite has been finishing. A big crowd was on hand in Brookings, SD as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits held their annual Hobo Day. Finishing would not be ...
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Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Youngstown State University headed off for Macomb winless on the road (0-2) this season. Western Illinois entered Saturday perfect at home and statistically smashing any team that came near Hanson Field. In the end, nothing changed. YSU still could not win on the road, Western Illinois still was undefeated ...
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Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Youngstown State University has been exceptional at jumping out to a lead all year. Saturday, the Penguins scored first for the fifth time this season. Unfortunately, they rarely score last and that formula held true again as North Dakota State (4-2, 1-2) rallied to take a lead with under a ...
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