Youngstown Penguin Football

YSU Alum, Cole Peterson, now with the Philadelphia Eagles, joins the show to share his career path from YSU to the NFL! Cole also weighs in on current events with conference realignment talk in College Football!North Dakota State and Sac State both to the FBS in 2026 causing rescheduling for YSU. What does this mean for YSU as a football program at large and the future of the MVFC?

The 2025 Walter Payton Award Winner, and future YSU Hall of Famer, Beau Brungard joins the show!Beau announces he is returning to lead the Penguins for another season just before being announced as the 2025 best FCS player in the county!After a record-breaking season with video game type numbers, Beau tells us his story, his journey from only one offer out of high school to becoming the best FCS player in the county and he gives us a behind the scenes look into how his decision was made to return to YSU for another season!

Yale comes from behind to end the YSU season earlier than expected. What happen? Who to blame? What does YSU do from here? Answering all these questions and more.

YSU is back in the playoffs and facing the Ivy League for the first time in school history as Yale visits Youngstown State! We get you ready for this game with former Yale bulldog, current YSU Penguin team captain, #11 Dathan Hickey! Dathan takes us through his football journey that has led him to the Penguins, talks about his old Yale team and recaps the big win at UNI with us.Playoff talk and first round predictions and more!

WIN OR GO HOME FOR THE PENGUINS!Win at UNI and the Penguins are Playoff bound.Recapping the Indiana State game with YSU legend Bryce Oliver! Our Playoff predictions for the entire Missouri Valley Football ConferenceGetting ready for the last game of the ready season against Northern Iowa!

Sam Herder joins the show from Hero Sports! Sam is a journalist that covers all of FCS college football nationally. Sam gives his take on YSU football this season, if Penguins are going to the post season, if the Penguins can bring home the Walter Peyton award and much more!We also recap the big come back win vs Southern Illinois and get you ready for Indiana State this weekend along with news and games from the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference!

Recapping an emotional dramatic loss as the Penguins fall to #1 North Dakota State on the Road. Breaking down the NDSU game that was along with getting you ready for #16 SIU coming to #22 Youngstown State in a must win game. Media Reporter and YSU alumnus, Kacy Standohar joins the show to help us break down the games and tell us about life in the media world.

Recapping Penguins 51-17 win over Murray State Playoff predictions projected brackets beginning to be published, how many MVFC teams are getting in? Where do the Penguins rank on both polls this week?Getting you ready for the Penguins trip to #1 NDSU!

Recapping the Penguins big win over #9 Illinois State. Get you ready to Murray State @ YSU. Talk playoff picture for the Penguins and recap/predict the rest of the MVFC teams.

Former YSU head coach & current Iowa State Defensive Coordinator, Coach Jon Heacock, joins the show! Heacock talks about his days at YSU and the different things happening today with the Iowa State's football program! We recap the North Dakota game & get you ready as the Penguins take the road to play at #9 Illinois State in a must win game!

Recapping South Dakota State @ YSU last weekendGetting ready for Penguins @ North Dakota this weekendWhat are the Penguins Playoff hopes looking like so far?What is going on in the rest of the MVFC and more!

Recapping and reliving the Penguins thriller comeback win over TowsonUpdate on the latest top 25 rankingsGetting you ready for the #2 SDSU Jackrabbits at #19 YSU on October 4th at 6pm!Score predictions around the conference and more!

Recapping Michigan State game. Getting you ready for Towson. Checking in on the rest of the conference and reviewing the latest top 25.

Recapping Robert Morris & Beau Brungard's record breaking day.Reviewing the newest Top 25 as the Penguins break into the polls. Update around the conferenceGetting you ready for Michigan State on Saturday 3:30pm

Recapping Mercyhurst game in week 1Scouting Robert Morris week 2Checking in with the rest of the MVFC

Over/Under season win totals for the bottom half of the MVFC predictions.Week 1 Mercyhurst at YSU game previewAll MVFC week 1 picks

Over/Under season win totals for each MVFC team . Where everyone in the conference will finish this season. YSU Director of Athletics communications, Trevor Parks, joins the show to discuss this year's YSU team, previous YSU teams and memories as well as his journey to YSU and as a Penguin.

Breaking down the 2025 YSU football schedule:- Game by Game predictions- Biggest game of the year- Will the Penguins reach the Post seasonAll that and more!

Athletic Director Ron Strollo joins the show to explain the NCAA house settlement, what it means for YSU and the MVFC. Strollo goes into the pros and cons of making the jump to FBS and the MAC as well as updates us about other things happening around YSU athletics before we head into football season

Recorded on 3/7/25Live from Boca Raton, Florida. YSU football alumni golf outing.Matt Hogg, ,former YSU football legend, who now leads and organizes events for the YSU Football alumni talks about both his playing days and what the alumni group has done and will do under his leadership!

YSU Head Coach Doug Phillips joins Dan Kopp and Sal Guagliardo live from the golf course in Boca Raton, Florida on March 7th, 2025. Coach Phillips tells us about 2025 team and new coaches he has added to the staff and more!

YSU punter Brendon Kilpatrick wins national punter of the year for the FCS! Brendon joins the show to share his story, his special season, and how the award was decided. Transfer portal update, Spring ball recap and FCS MVFC conference realignment and new MVFC member rumors discussed!

YSU Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Herb Williams (1989-1992) joins the show live from Boca Raton, Florida to relive some of the greatest moments in YSU football history before taking the golf course.

New YSU President Bill Johnson joins the show from Boca Raton, Florida at the YSU Football Alumni Golf outing. He shares new renovation projects going on around campus and other projects he foresees taking on in the future.

Youngstown legend, Michael Zordich, joins the show as he returns back to coach safeties at YSU! Updates on YSU transfer portal, new coaches with the staff, new head coaches in the conference. Also fast takes on 2024 and games we have circled for 2025!

Tennessee Titans Receiver, Bryce Oliver, joins the show to talk YSU football and to help us get us ready for the season finale game against rival Northern Iowa! Our take on the season overall and our picks for week 12

Recapping and reliving the overtime thriller win over #7 North Dakota. Getting you ready for Illinois State as well as our take on the rest of the season as the post season picture begins to take shape.

Recapping the hard fought South Dakota game and getting you ready for #7 North Dakota coming into the Ice Castle for another 6pm game

Venting our thoughts on what happen at South Dakota State, giving our thoughts on how to fix it for both the team and the program. Getting you ready for #4 South Dakota to visit YSU

Chris Elkins learns he is the newest member of the YSU Hall of Fame live on the show! We recap Indiana State and get you ready for the #1 SDSU Jackrabbits game

Last season's YSU quarterback, Mitch Davidson, joins the show to help us recap the Missouri State game, get us ready for Indiana State and recap some moments of his YSU playing days. Week 6 MVFC picks included

Recapping and venting the Pitt Panthers game along with getting you ready for the Missouri State as Conference play is kicking officially kicking off!

Recapping the Duquesne game and getting you ready for the Youngstown State Penguins to take on the Pitt Panthers along with an update on the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Penguins Wide Receiver #4 Max Tomczak joins the show to tell us about himself and his thoughts on the YSU 2024 football. We recap the Valpo game and preview Duquesne along with the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference games.

Recapping the Villanova game, getting ready for Valpo at YSU game and recapping score and prediction scores around the Missouri Valley Football Conference

YSU Head Coach Doug Phillips joins the show! (1:06 minute) = Week 1 preview vs Villanova & our Week 0 & Week 1 game picks!

Power rankings for the MVFC going into the 2024 football season. Key out of conference games for the MVFC with special guest Chris Elkins.

Breaking down the season to come. Will the Penguins make the playoffs? What are the key games? Where are the upset alerts? It's all here in the 2024 Season Predictions!

Jim Tressel, The Coach, the President, the godfather joins the show. He takes us through his years as Youngstown State Head Coach and the rest of his coaching career as well as his time as Youngstown State University President. Tons of Tressel stories or great life advise all told in this incredible show.

Recapping the biggest games and key moments of the 2023 football season that launched the Penguins into the playoffs for the first time in seven years.

RON STROLLO, former YSU captain & current YSU athletic director joins the show! He answers and explains big questions that all of Penguin Nation has been wanting to know such as: - Why hasn't YSU jumped to FBS - What will the college football landscape evolve to? - Will YSU play a game in the state of Florida? - Will YSU wear black uniforms? Ron also relives his playing days from being recruited to YSU to helping lead YSU to its first National Championship in the early 90's that started the dynasty!

YSU Hall of Famer & head of the YSU Football Alumni, Matt Hogg, joins the show to share the revamping of the YSU Football Alumni group and everything you need to know to partake. We also recap Hogg's playing days at both YSU and in the Pros. Also as the transfer portal opens back up we check in on what's happening so far.

YSU Hall of Fame Linebacker, Tim Johnson, joins the show to recap his legendary YSU career including the '99 season run to the championship game and his NFL career and more. Hear about the great things he is doing now and click the link below to follow and support. (1) HIP MD LLC - YouTube

Alvy Armstrong & Tim Gallo from the equipment room join the show to give us a behind the scenes look at the YSU equipment room and routines as well as reminisce on crazy stories from the past. FCS Playoff bracket picks winner and loyal YSU Penguin's fanatic, Mike Metzinger joins the show and shares his opinions of YSU football at large and the direction of the program.

Congratulations to one of our own, co-host, Quarterback Kurt Hess on getting inducted into the YSU hall of fame this February 10th, 2024. Joining us is his former QB coach Shane Montgomery who is also interviewed by popular demand and shares his coaching experiences throughout his career.

Youngstown State's playoff run ends at round two of the playoffs. Recapping that game and where things went wrong. Off season moves already happening, transfer portal is active with Penguins in it. Our thoughts on it and what needs to be done this offseason. One last final look ahead on this weekends games for the eight teams still remaining and our final predictions on who will be in Frisco this season.

Las Vegas Raiders Offensive line Coach Carm Bricillo as a special guest joins the show to help recap the YSU first round playoff win over the Dukes and give us insider look at on and off the field stories of what the NFL is like and recapping his days as at YSU Penguin coach. We recap the rest of the playoffs round one and scouting out Round Two of the post season against Villanova.

Recapping the season's final game at Murray State. Talking Playoffs, our thoughts of the landscape of the playoff bracket set at large. Getting you ready for Round 1 of the post season with the Duquesne Dukes visiting YSU for the first playoff game and our predictions on the rest of the first round of this year's playoffs.

Special guest co-host DJ MOSS fills in to help us recap SDSU, predict Murray State and talk "PLAYOFFS?" How can YSU get into the playoffs? What are the key games around the country do we need to watch to help get YSU in as an at large bid? What are the Penguins chances of getting in? All that and more on the regular season finale of 2023

Recapping Indiana State. Laying out in detail the playoff scenario for the Penguins and how the playoff committee chooses the at large teams. Who to cheer for and who to cheer against this weekend to increase the Penguins chances on getting into the playoff. Breaking down the defending national champs, South Dakota State, coming into the Ice Castle. Scores and predictions around the rest of the MVFC.