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YSU Penguin Athletics / Dubem out for year with torn ACL

« on: October 09, 2012, 02:21:10 PM »

Wolf said today Dubem has torn his ACL and is out for the year. He will get a medical redshirt because he did not play against Valpo. Another tough injury. Hurts the LB depth big time. Ouch

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Recruiting: Why no commitments yet????!

« on: September 25, 2012, 09:57:35 PM »

Just wondering why we have no commitments for next years recruiting class yet. Especially after the big win vs Pitt. I know it's still early in the season but find it kind of odd. Maybe it's just me. I know we have a lot of depth and have offered quite a few kids, idk. Thoughts?

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU releases depth chart

« on: August 24, 2012, 02:30:58 PM »

YSU released it's first depth chart for the start of the season:

Here's YSU's first depth chart of the season:

OFFENSE

QB — (12) KURT HESS (6-3, 230, Jr.); (14) Patrick Angle (6-1, 220, Soph.)

RB — (35) JAMAINE COOK (5-9, 215, Sr.); (25) Torrian Pace (5-10, 225, Jr.)

WR — (4) ANDRE STUBBS (5-6, 160, RFr.); (9) Michael Wheary (5-11, 175, Fr.)

WR — (2) CHRISTIAN BRYAN (5-10, 180, Soph.); (16) Marcel Caver (6-1, 175, RFr.)

WR — (80) ANDREW WILLIAMS (6-2, 185, Soph.); (82) Kintrell Disher (6-4, 215, Soph.)

TE — ( WILL SHAW (6-3, 245, Sr.); (86) Carson Sharbaugh (6-5, 255, Jr.)

LT — (72) ANDREW RADAKOVICH (6-6, 320, Sr.) OR (71) KYLE BRYANT (6-5, 310, Jr.)

LG — (55) LAMAR MADY (6-3, 315, Sr.); (56) Dana Harris (6-3, 285, Jr.)

C — (76) MARK PRATT (6-3, 295, Sr.); (65) Stephen Page (6-4, 295, Soph.)

RG — (66) CHRIS ELKINS (6-4, 290, Jr.); (57) Fred Herdman (6-5, 295, Jr.)

RT — (77) D.J. MAIN (6-6, 315, Sr.); (74) Andrew Sinko (6-4, 290, Jr.)

DEFENSE

DE — (92) LUIS QUINONES (6-3, 265, Sr.); (59) Terrell Williams (6-3, 250, Fr.) OR Chuck Lengyel (6-1, 240, Sr.)

NT — (45) NICK DEKRAKER (6-3, 275, Sr.); (93) Emmanuel Kromah (6-1, 270, RFr.)

DT — (52) ARONDE STANTON (6-2, 280, Sr.); (94) Steve Zaborsky (6-2, 270, RFr.)

DE — (99) JOSH FENDERSON (6-2, 255, Sr.); (91) Trevor Strickland (6-6, 285, RFr.)

SAM — (20) DOM RICH (6-1, 235, Jr.); (10) Ali Cheaib (6-2, 230, Jr.)

MIKE — (3) TEVEN WILLIAMS (6-0, 220, Soph.); (10) Ali Cheaib

WILL — (22) DUBEM NWADIOGBU (6-2, 230, Soph.); (6) Travis Williams (6-3, 215, Soph.)

FCB — (21) DALE PETERMAN (5-10, 180, Jr.); (17) Ricardo Dixon (5-11, 170, Jr.)

BCB — (9) JULIUS CHILDS (5-11, 185, Soph.); (24) Jamarious Boatwright (5-11, 195, Soph.)

FS — ( DONALD D'ALESIO (6-0, 190, Soph.); (1) Josh Garner (6-1, 205, Jr.)

SS — (5) JEREMEY EDWARDS (6-1, 205, Sr.); (23) Twin Fernandes (6-0, 225, Jr.)

NB — (28) PARNELL TAYLOR (5-10, 195, Soph.); (18) Deionte Williams (6-2, 200, Sr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK — (11) DAVID BROWN (5-10, 165, Sr.); (81) Nick Liste (5-10, 185, Jr.)

H — (3) DANTE NANIA (6-0, 205, RFr.); (2) Christian Bryan

LS — (43) NATHAN GIBBS (6-2, 220, Soph.); (86) Carson Sharbaugh

P — (81) LISTE; (11) Brown

PR — (4) ANDRE STUBBS; (11) Christian Bryan

KR — (4) ANDRE STUBBS; (5) DEMOND HYMES

KO — (81) NICK LISTE; (11) David Brown


Completely surprised that Bam beat out preseason all conference pick Travis Williams who started every single game at LB last year. I still see Travis getting playing time. Bam is one of the team's most athletic player's so it's not a loss of talent. Another surprise is D'Alesio starting at safety. If he's healthy, he's a great athlete. Andrew Williams beat out Kintrell Disher at WR, but both need to step up for the loss of Jelani. Also surprised Torrian Pace is the backup to Cook and not Hymes or Bellamy. Should be a great season though! GO GUINS

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Jelani Berassa out

« on: August 18, 2012, 08:26:29 PM »

Jelani tore his ACL and MCL and is out for the season. Big big loss. Gonna need Disher and Williams to step up

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Devont'a Davis leaves team

« on: June 14, 2012, 12:35:37 PM »

DB Devont'a Davis has left the football team per 21 wfmj sports. Tough loss as I thought he could start this year. He transferred here last spring from Miami FL.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Steve Hall- New Assistant Coach For YSU Basketball

« on: May 01, 2012, 04:02:35 PM »

Youngstown -- Steve Hall, who spent the last four seasons at Duquesne, has been named assistant coach on the men's basketball staff, Youngstown State Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced.

Hall replaces Byron Thorne, who left in March to pursue business opportunities outside of basketball.

Hall, one of the most highly decorated high school coaches in the Detroit area in the 2000s, helped Duquesne to three postseason tournaments, including the NIT in 2008-09, the first round of the CBI in 2009-10 and the quarterfinals of the CBI in 2010-11.

"We are glad to have Steve join our program," Slocum said. "He is a quality person and has a proven track record of recruiting and coaching basketball players."

Hall felt joining the YSU staff was a great fit for him and that the program is on the upswing.

"It is apparent that Youngstown State is making great strides and being a factor in the Horizon League," Hall said. "With many of the components from last year's team back, I'm excited to get started and help us improve even more.

"I really respect the manner Coach Slocum and his staff does things – with integrity. I felt joining the Youngstown State staff was a good fit for me and I am elated to join the Penguin family."

In 2011-12, Hall mentored All-Atlantic-10 Third-Team and All-Defensive Team selection T.J. McConnell. McConnell averaged 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

The Detroit, Mich., native, who won Class D state titles at Detroit Rogers in 2003, 2004 and 2005, came to Duquesne after leading Detroit Northwestern to its first Detroit Public School League (PSL) championship since 1978 in 2008.

Hall was also named coach of the year by both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press in 2008. He was also named Coach of the Year by the Detroit News in 2002 and 2005 and Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004.

In addition, he was the 2002 Detroit Public School League Coach of the Year. He is one of the youngest members of the BCAM exclusive 200-win club. While coaching in the high school ranks, Hall put his knowledge of Great Lakes State basketball to work by serving as the state of Michigan editor for Hoop Scoop from 2005-08.

Hall, who has worked as a staff coach at Five-Star Camps at Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh, was a standout player for Detroit's Cass Tech in the late 1980s where he set school scoring records for points in a career and points in a season.

A consensus all-state player, he was named the Detroit High School Player of the Year by both the Detroit Free Press and Detroit Public School League Coaches Association in leading the state of Michigan in scoring with a 30.7 ppg. scoring average in 1988.

The eighth-place finisher in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Basketball, Hall began his collegiate playing career at the University of Washington (1989 and 1990) where he was an honorable-mention PAC-10 All-Freshman pick for head coach Andy Russo.

A two-year starter for the Huskies, Hall was the team's second-leading assist man as a sophomore under Lynn Nance. He then transferred to Virginia Tech where he was a two-year starter (1992 and 1993) and 1993 team co-captain under Bill Foster. He led the Hokies in 3-pointers made, 3-point percentage and 3-pointers in a game as a junior.

Hall averaged 26.7 points per game during a three-year professional career in Brazil, the Philippines, Australia and Switzerland from 1994-96 before beginning his teaching and coaching career in Detroit in 1996.

Hall, who is single, completed his undergraduate degree in communication and marketing at Virginia Tech in 1993. He added a master's degree in sports administration from Wayne State in 1998.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU to build Soccer Stadium this summer

« on: April 26, 2012, 03:32:56 PM »

Saw an article in the Jambar that said construction will be started by early summer on a new Soccer Stadium across the street from Stambaugh Stadium. The project is budgeted for 1.88 million. Heard they are also going to build a softball stadium and a new outdoor track in the same area. Here are the two articles i found:

http://www.thejambar.com/news/facilitie ... 6BGr3mrSSo


http://www.ysunews.com/ysu-auditoriums- ... -upgrades/

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU Athletic Faciilties

« on: March 20, 2012, 01:59:42 PM »

Some exciting and interesting news for YSU athletics in this article!!

http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/mar/20/curbstone-coaches-improvements-construct/?newswatch

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Beeghly Center Scoreboard

« on: March 07, 2012, 09:18:44 PM »

The scoreboard in the Beeghly center needs replaced. Everybody these days has the brand new scoreboards now, and YSU's is just awful. Shows no replays, and it's so bad to look at. Has that thing been up there since it opened the 70's? Regardless, i think it's time for an upgrade. Come on Ron Strollo

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Joe Tresey New Defensive Coordinator

« on: February 16, 2012, 02:14:40 PM »

Football Scoop.com is reporting that Joe Tresey is the new defensive coordinator here at YSU. Previous stints as defensive coordinator were Cincinnati, South Florida, and then UCLA last year. He is a very aggressive, attack style coordinator. Should be interesting to see how this works out. Thoughts?

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Davion Rogers Not Returning To Team

« on: February 01, 2012, 04:12:59 PM »

Wfmj 21 sports is reporting LB Davion Rogers is not returning to the football team. Big loss as he is our best player on defense

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Jelani Berassa admitted to Hospital

« on: January 21, 2012, 05:33:52 PM »

Via his twitter account, WR Jelani Berassa was taken to the Hospital due to a lifting injury on Friday. He stayed overnight just for precaution and will stay one more night but said he is feeling fine and will be alright. Can't afford to have any injuries in the off season but glad to see he will be fine.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / What ever happened to Taylor Hill?

« on: January 07, 2012, 02:35:12 AM »

Just wondering if anybody knows what happened to Taylor Hill. Kid was a stud and i know he left the team during spring practice. Is he gonna be back with the team this coming year or did he transfer out or even playing football anymore? Sure would be a waste of talent. With him, Davion, Teven and Travis, we could have the best LB core in the conference

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YSU Penguin Athletics / New Athletic Facilities

« on: December 28, 2011, 05:14:02 PM »

I posted this on LetsGoGuins.com awhile back but got no replies. I was just wondering, i heard that the board of trustees along with the AD were raising the money right now, that they were going to build a new outdoor practice field and track around it and a new softball field across from Stambaugh Stadium behind McDonald's and Gas Station. Now that the WATTS center is completed, does anybody know how this is coming along if it's coming along at all? Would be awesome to get those facilities built since it would greatly help recruiting. GO GUINS!