With Youngstown State on the cusp of starting the Eric Wolford Era, here are some notes from the university:

• The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced this week that the Youngstown State at Western Illinois game on Oct. 16 at Hanson Field in Macomb, Ill. will be a part of the league’s MVFC television package.  For the 12th-straight season, the Missouri Valley Football Conference is coordinating an in-house television package. The games will be produced for syndication on over-the-air and cable television stations throughout the Midwest. Each of the four conference-produced games will air live or taped on FS Midwest and Fox College Sports (FCS), which has a national distribution of 55 million homes.
• Youngstown State senior wide receiver Dominique Barnes and offensive guard Eric Rodemoyer were named preseason first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference by Phil Steele publications.
• Individual game tickets for the home football slate go on sale Monday, August 2 at the YSU Athletic Ticket Office. Reserved seat tickets are $16 per contest while general admission tickets are $12. During the month of September, fans can purchase GA tickets for just $5 each. For information contact the YSU Athletic Ticket Office at (330) 941-1978.
• Coach Eric Wolford and the Penguins will usher in the first full-contact practice of the fall with a special Monday Night Football on August 9. The Guins will be in pads for the first time that evening. The event will feature the “Oklahoma Drill” followed by a scrimmage at Stambaugh Stadium.