UNI's Ruffin heads up latest group of Buchanan candidates Missouri Valley Football Conference defensive player of the year James Ruffin is among the four latest candidates added to the watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the… more »

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There was little doubt that the addition of North Dakota State and South Dakota State would make a brutal Missouri Valley Fall Conference race even more competitive. But when the dust had settled last season, it wa… more »

ST. LOUIS -- Founded in 1985 as the Gateway Football Conference, the Missouri Valley Football Conference will celebrate its 25th season of FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football during the 2009 season. To kick off the league’s 25th Year Celeb… more »

CLEVELAND - The members of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) have selected Peter Fields, director of athletics at Montana State University, to serve as President for 2009-10. "We have just comp… more »

Youngstown, Ohio – In an ongoing effort to enhance football game-day atmosphere at Stambaugh Stadium, the Youngstown State Athletics Department has purchased and installed a new scoreboard in the south endzone of Stambaugh Stadium, YSU Executive Directo… more »

Thirteen student-athletes highlight nearly 400 who earned selection to the 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll, as announced by the league office. Those 13 earned the league’s highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Va… more »

For Youngstown State senior punter Ben Nowicki, life after football might involve becoming a sports agent, since the Gilbert, Ariz., native had was successful selling himself to the Penguins. After the 6-foot, 170-pounder graduated from Mesquite High… more »

HARRISONBURG - It's not BCS money, but James Madison turned a small profit by hosting three rounds of the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs this past season, according to the university. Figured finalized last month show that JMU took in $37,301 o… more »

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State will make return trips to Pittsburgh and Penn State as part of their football schedules the next two seasons. The Penguins, coming off a 4-8 season marked by player injuries and defections, will visit Pittsburgh this fal… more »

Nearly 40 people have applied to be Northwestern State's next football coach, including some names familiar to local and national college football fans. A couple of candidates -- NSU defensive coordinator Brad Laird and former NSU and current Arkansa… more »

Cedar Falls, Ia. — Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley left Stambaugh Stadium - Youngstown State's venue dubbed "the Ice Castle" - feeling slightly frosted. The Panthers held on for a 21-20 win Saturday to remain tied atop the Missouri Valley Co… more »

YSU couldn’t stop Southern Illinois’ solid rushing attack. YOUNGSTOWN — Things keep going downhill for the Youngstown State football team. Playing with a patched-up lineup due to injuries and with their fourth and fifth string quarterbacks handlin… more »

A football team for Cleveland State? Talk about the wrong idea for the wrong time at the wrong place. CSU President Michael Schwartz floated the concept of football, along with changing the name of school to the University of Cleveland. The new na… more »

Potential for big bucks, bigger upsets leads FCS schools to agree to suit up against perennial FBS powerhouses. By now, everyone who follows college football knows about what happened when Appalachian State traveled to Ann Arbor last season to play M… more »

Some prior opponents are back, such as Austin Peay and Northeastern, while Pittsburgh is the 2009 opener at Heinz Field. YOUNGSTOWN — A lot of people think Youngstown State’s 2008 football schedule is one of the toughest the Penguins have played in a… more »