By Stretch Jenkinson Saturday, Sept. 9 No. 1 Georgia vs. Ball State | 12 p.m. ET | SEC Network No. 2 Michigan vs. UNLV | 3:30 p.m. | CBS No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 11 Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN No. 4 Florida State […]

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By Brenda June Temple Youngstown State assistant football coach Deonte Gibson has received an NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship and work with the Cleveland Browns next week during their organized team activities in Berea. Gibson, the Penguins’ defensive line coach and defensive run-game coordinator,  participated in […]

By Brenda June Temple Youngstown State defensive end Michael Voitus is one of 136 football student-athletes from all divisions to be nominated for the 2023 Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.® Voitus serves as a YSU SAAC Committee Member and is the Chair of Social Justice Committee. This past […]

By Brenda June Temple Youngstown State senior wide receiver Bryce Oliver has been named a preseason third-team FCS All-American by Phil Steele, the publication announced. He was also among 11 Penguins named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference squad. Oliver was joined by Darius Cooper of Tarleton […]

By Brenda June Temple The Youngstown State football team had three players named preseason first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference the league announced on Tuesday morning. Additionally, YSU had two preseason second-team and three preseason honorable-mention All-MVFC honorees. Earning first-team laurels were wide receiver Bryce Oliver, defensive […]

By Brenda June Temple Youngstown State senior wide receiver Bryce Oliver has been tabbed a preseason third-team selection on the 2023 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team, presented by FedEx Ground. It marks the second preseason All-America accolade for Oliver, who was also tabbed to the third […]

By Brenda June Temple Youngstown State Athletics is proud to announce promotions for the 2023 football season. YSU plays six home games this fall starting with an August 31 contest against Valparaiso. Tickets for all contests are available by calling (330) 941-1978 or visiting the […]

By Brenda June Temple                                 Former Youngstown State standouts Jaleel McLaughlin, Derek Rivers and Andrew Ogletree were named to the initial 53-player rosters of the Denver Broncos, Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts […]

By Brenda June Temple Youngstown, Ohio — An electric, four-touchdown third-quarter led the Youngstown State football program past Valparaiso, 52-10, in the Penguins’ season-opener at Stambaugh Stadium Thursday evening. YSU’s 28 third-quarter points matched the Penguins’ record for most points scored in the third quarter of […]

By Brenda June Temple 9/4/2023   Youngstown State senior tailback Tyshon King was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Newcomer of the Week following an impressive debut in the Penguins’ 52-10 season-opening win over Valparaiso last Thursday. Joining King as Players of the week were QB Nic […]

By Danielle Daniels

By Brenda June Temple Doug Phillips Youngstown State head football coach Week 2 Media Press Conference playing at #5 Ohio State.mp3 YOUNGSTOWN STATE GAME NOTES https://ysusports.com/documents/2023/9/5/Game_Notes_vs_OSU.pdf OHIO STATE GAME NOTES https://ysusports.com/documents/2023/9/5/2_OSUvsYSU.pdf   Youngstown State at Ohio State Sept. 9, 2023 | Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio […]

By Annie Walker   Week 1 Thursday, Aug. 31 No. 14 Utah 24, Florida 11 Saturday, Sept. 2 No. 1 Georgia 48, UT Martin 7 No. 2 Michigan 30, East Carolina 3 No. 3 Ohio State 23, Indiana 3 No. 4 Alabama 56, Middle Tennessee 7 No. 6 […]

By Annie Walker   RANK SCHOOL POINTS PREVIOUS RECORD 1 Georgia (58) 1,569 1 1-0 2 Michigan (2) 1,485 2 1-0 3 Alabama 1,424 4 1-0 4 Florida State (3) 1,384 8 1-0 5 Ohio State 1,308 3 1-0 6 Southern Cal 1,255 6 2-0 […]

  By Annie Walker   We’re in Week 2 of the college football season. In the new AP poll, Florida State jumped to No. 4 after crushing then-No. 5 LSU. Duke also entered the top 25 at No. 21 after beating Clemson. Saturday, Sept. 9 […]

By Melville Van Buren Tom Allen Indiana FTB coach 9 2 2023 Postgame after 23-3 loss to #3 Ohio State.mp3 Postgame Notes Ohio State at Indiana September 2, 2023 TEAM • Indiana is 12-79-5 all-time against Ohio State. • Indiana opened the season with a […]

By Danielle Daniels   September 2, 2023 ALMA, Mich. — Ohio Northern opened its 129th season of football on Saturday, dropping a 52-7 decision at No. 24-ranked Alma (Mich.) The Basics Records: Ohio Northern (0-1), Alma (Mich.) (1-0) Venue: Bahlke Field, Alma, Mich. The Game […]

  Postgame Notes Ohio State at Indiana September 2, 2023 TEAM • Indiana is 12-79-5 all-time against Ohio State. • Indiana opened the season with a Big Ten game for the fourth straight season (Illinois, 2022; at Iowa, 2021; Penn State, 2020) and the fifth […]

By Melville Van Buren BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the fifth time under head coach Tom Allen, the Indiana football team will open a season against a Big Ten opponent as No. 3/4 Ohio State across I-70 for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS. The Hoosiers will meet […]