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YSU Penguin Athletics / Season Tickets

« on: April 18, 2022, 01:55:59 PM »

Football season tickets have been mailed back, now just waiting for kick-off.

Dukes and Dayton then a night game with ND. I hate night games

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Baseball

« on: March 23, 2022, 08:38:13 AM »

The guys have picked up wins over Pitt and Penn State

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Women WNIT

« on: March 08, 2022, 08:25:07 PM »

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Youngstown State women’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to play in the WNIT later this month.

Finishing as Co-Horizon League champions, YSU earned an automatic bid to the WNIT.

First-round play of the tournament will begin March 16 through 18.

The Penguins will learn their opponent, game date, time and location on Sunday night.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Oakland

« on: March 03, 2022, 08:50:31 PM »

This is just like the mens game.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / RMU

« on: March 01, 2022, 07:50:43 PM »

This is hard to watch so far.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Ladies canceled

« on: January 05, 2022, 10:05:13 PM »

This weeks women's games at Wright State and Northern Kentucky are cancelled. Covid-19 at both schools.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / The wolf man

« on: January 01, 2022, 02:32:20 PM »

In the first half the tv did a little talk about Eric W. being the O line coach for Kentucky. Seems he is doing well and he looked happy!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / playoffs

« on: November 21, 2021, 01:14:04 PM »

Looks to me that every team we beat this year made the play-offs.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Women's BB

« on: November 19, 2021, 08:09:44 AM »

Nice start to the season, go ladies

https://www.wkbn.com/sports/ysu-women-win-third-straight-game-to-start-season/

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YSU Penguin Athletics / ND game day

« on: November 06, 2021, 01:40:06 PM »

Not sure why we thought about going for two on the first td, but it worked out

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YSU Penguin Athletics / All about the money

« on: October 12, 2021, 09:31:32 PM »

Per Dana Balash

YSU athletics will pocket more than $3 million in football "money games" through 2027
The biggest payday was this season at Michigan State & YSU received $750,000.

Since 2005 the Youngstown State football team has been playing the so called "money games" against Power Five schools and received millions of dollars for the athletic department and the majority of time a loss.

Since their first "money game" at Pittsburgh, September 24, 2005  the Penguins have played 15 payday games and have only one win, 31-17 against the Panthers on September 1, 2012.

"Our community stuck by us and this win was for our community," said then head coach Eric Wolford following that game.

Now, these games are an every year occurrence for the Penguins. (So far no "money game" is scheduled for 2023)

From this years game at Michigan State, in which the Penguins were paid $750,000, through scheduled "money games" through 2027, Youngstown State will bring home $3.6 million dollars.

The breakdown includes:

2021   Michigan State        $750,000

2022  Kentucky                  $550,000

2023  ?

2024 Pittsburgh                $450,000

2025 Michigan State        $725,000

2026 Kentucky                 $575,000

2027 Maryland                 $600,000

(The contracts for each game was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act)

Youngstown was scheduled to play at Akron in 2020 and were guaranteed $300,000. That game was cancelled due to covid-19.

In comparison, Akron, an FBS school earned $3.6 million in two games this season. The Zips brought home $1.8 million each for games at Auburn & Ohio State.

YSU officials say the money earned in these games goes to the athletic department to help all sports.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Sam Houston home/home

« on: September 05, 2021, 02:59:27 PM »

Football: Penguins & Sam Houston State have home and home series

The Bearkats host the Penguins, August 30, 2025 and the two teams play in Youngstown, September 4, 2027.

https://www.wfmj.com/story/44668404/football-penguins-and-sam-houston-state-have-home-and-home-series

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Softball - this is positive

« on: July 08, 2021, 11:27:00 AM »

Megan Turner, a former Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year, USA Today High School All-American, Flo-Softball High School All-American, and MaxPreps Small School All-American, has signed a grant-in-aid to join the Youngstown State softball program for the 2022 season, Head Coach Brian Campbell announced.

"We are extremely excited to add a player of Megan Turner's caliber to our program," Campbell said. "She brings a wealth of experience to our team and has been a part of a championship-winning high school program from our area."

A transfer from Kent State, Turner will have two more years of eligibility with the Penguins.

In 2021, Turner was named All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) Second-Team after batting .336 with team bests eight home runs and 41 runs batted in. She also scored 17 runs with six doubles and posted a .565 slugging percentage and a .404 on-base percentage.

As a freshman in 2019, Turner was named to the MAC All-Freshman team after batting .300 with a double, six home runs and 14 RBIs. She ranked second in the MAC in conference-only games batting average by a freshman (.351) and was third in slugging percentage (.541).

A native of Champion, Ohio, Turner was named All-Ohio First Team, All-Region First-Team, All-District First-Team, All-American Conference Player of the Year, All-American Conference First-Team, NFCA Northeast All-Region First-Team, and Vindicator Softball Player of the Year as a senior. That year, she hit .612 with 54 runs scored, 49 hits, 54 RBIs, seven doubles, three triples and 12 home runs.

Turner was selected as an NFCA High School All-American Scholar Athlete, NFCA First-Place All-American Team member, Wendy's High School Heisman School Award Winner, All-American Conference Student of the Week.

She ended her prep career Ranked sixth in state history in career runs scored (188) and career home runs (38), 14th in career RBIs (167) and 21st in career hits (197).

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Two players removed from football team

« on: April 15, 2021, 08:55:59 PM »

Two YSU football players removed from team following undisclosed incidents

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Youngstown State Athletic Department confirms that a pair of football players has been removed from the program following recent yet separate off-the-field incidents.

The school could not confirm the identity of the players.

A spokesman for the YSU Athletic Department sent the following statement to WKBN Sports Team 27:

“The football team’s leadership group came to Coach Phillips and asked for a player to be dismissed from the team. The other is dealing with a University Conduct issue so we can’t comment on that one.”

Youngstown State finished the spring season with a record of 1-6, and canceled Saturday’s spring finale against North Dakota.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Season over

« on: April 14, 2021, 07:41:43 PM »

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The 2021 spring season is over for the YSU football team.

Saturday’s home game against North Dakota has been canceled. A release from the Missouri Valley Football Conference says that YSU determined today they could not play the game on Saturday after playing a league-high seven games.

The Penguins finish the campaign with a (1-6) overall record. They are one of the four teams in the league to manage just one win this season.

Wednesday’s announcement means that no team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference will complete the full 8-game regular season as planned.

Illinois State opted out after just four games, and Western Illinois after 6 games to “protect the health and safety of the players and ensure their readiness for the upcoming 2021 fall 11-game slate.”

South Dakota had their final four games cancelled due, in part, to COVID concerns.

All fans who purchased tickets for Saturday’s game have the option to request a refund or donate to YSU’s World Penguin Day Campaign for Athletic scholarships and championship rings. To confirm your option please call the ticket office at (330) 941-1978, or visit the Athletic Ticket Office in Stambaugh Stadium.

YSU opens the fall slate on Thursday, Sept. 2, against Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference at Stambaugh Stadium.