Brad Samsa and Jarvis Richards are ready to lead the Penguins against the Buckeyes. YOUNGSTOWN — The 2008 season finally has arrived, and nobody is more excited about it than the seniors on the Youngstown State football team. In three days, the Pe… more »

Thoughts and musings on college football while we roll toward the last week in August and the opening of the season ... Even as the Big South undergoes its own Little Bang Theory with the addition of Stony Brook and the impending nuptial with Presbyt… more »

COLUMBUS (AP) — After more than three weeks spent on conditioning or memorizing the playbook, the Ohio State Buckeyes can finally get around to concentrating on an opponent. Youngstown State, the second-ranked Buckeyes’ opponent Saturday in the seaso… more »

The subject was raised in a conversation eight years ago. A diehard Florida State Seminoles fan was trying to convince me that the "Team of the Decade" for the 1990s was his beloved FSU. My almost immediate response took him by surprise. Taking no… more »

His first start will be against No. 2-ranked Ohio State The Braceville native and LaBrae High standout wasn’t about to be choosy about his first game as a starter, but beginning his career against the No. 2 ranked team in the country would be a lot f… more »

De’Angelo Wilson is one of the veterans returning in the secondary. YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s defensive unit was proudly wearing the red practice jerseys it secured for another season in last Saturday’s jersey scrimmage. Senior cornerback De… more »

Shawn Coin was entering his third season with the Penguins. YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State football team’s afternoon practice was canceled Monday after the death of the team’s videographer. Shawn Coin, who served as the YSU athletic department’… more »

Michigan could have opened the season at home last year against Hawaii. It opted to play host to Appalachian State. Seemed like a smart move. ... Oops. In one Ann Arbor afternoon, the notion that a blue-blood program could "schedule" a paycheck… more »

Youngstown State football coach Jon Heacock has placed a lot of emphasis this fall on conditioning, putting the team through a lot of running drills to help get them into shape. And he has been doing it all for some very good reasons. The Penguins… more »

Youngstown State football coach Jon Heacock has placed a lot of emphasis this fall on conditioning, putting the team through a lot of running drills to help get them into shape. And he has been doing it all for some very good reasons. The Penguins… more »

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State defensive unit will keep its red practice jerseys for the remainder of the 2008 football season, but that accomplishment didn’t come easy. In fact, it came down to the final play of Saturday’s Red and White jersey sc… more »

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State senior Ferlando Williams is a man of many talents on the football field. Last season, his first since transferring to the Penguins from Georgia Military College, Williams saw action at wide receiver, tailback and quarter… more »

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State senior tight end Derrick Bush likes the Penguins’ new home jerseys, but he knows it’s going to be the effort that’s put forth in those uniforms that’s will make the difference for the Penguins this fall. Bush and the res… more »

He’s been the Penguins placekicker for three seasons. YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State football team finished practice Tuesday afternoon on the grass practice field at the YSU track by running some wind sprints. After four or five sprints, they l… more »

The All-American and two-time Gateway Conference first-team pick is eyeing an even greater senior season. YOUNGSTOWN — For the past three seasons, Mychal Savage has been a dominant force on the Youngstown State football team’s defensive line. The… more »