22021021 YoungstownYoungstown SStatetate SSpringpring FFootballootball NotesNotes vvs.s. NNorthorth DDakotaakota SStatetate | ##GoGuinsGoGuins //// ##GritUGritU FOOTBALL SEVEN FCS TITLE GAME APPEARANCES / 2016 • 1999 • 1997 • 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 The Youngstown State football team will kick off a rare spring campaign GAME #1 YSU Starters at NDSU on Sunday afternoon with a visit to top-ranked North Dakota State. The OFFENSE contest against the Bison is set for 3:30 p.m. Eastern/2:30 p.m. Central from LT 77 Dan Becker Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. The game is available LG 54 Jaison Williams on ESPN+, WBCB TV, WKBN 570 AM and iHeartRadio. C 76 Mike McAllister RG 50 Derek Hite It will be a new-look Penguins program that visits NDSU this weekend. RT 59 Henry Yoboue YSU returns just 25 players who saw action in its most recent contest in QB 5/7 Craycraft/Waid November 2019 and has nearly an entirely new coach staff . First-year Head TB 9 London Pearson Coach Doug Phillips, who took over the program in February 2020, will TE 88 Josh Burgett fi nally get to coach his fi rst game as the Guins’ head coach. WR 2 C.J. Charleston Some of the familiar faces returning for YSU include QB Joe Craycraft, QB WR 10 Jake Coates Mark Waid, PR Jake Coates, OT Dan Becker, TB Christian Turner, DE Antoine Date: Feb. 21, 2021 WR 11 Malick Mbodj Time: 3:30 p.m. Cook, DT DeMarko Craig Jr., PK Colt McFadden, DB Zaire Jones and DB DEFENSE Location: Demetries Ford among others. Only seven players who started on off ense DE 8 James Jackson or defense in the 2019 season fi nale vs. Illinois State could start on Sunday. Fargo, N.D. DT 99 Jelani Staff ord The Bison (1-0) played one contest in the fall beating Central Arkansas Stadium: DT 0 Ty Eddington 39-28 on Oct. 3 at the Fargodome. Then-quarterback Trey Lance threw for Fargodome DE 9 Antoine Cook LB 41 Grant Dixon 149 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 143 yards on 15 attempts Series: NDSU leads 10-4 LB 48 Griffi n Hoak and adding two more scores. Lance has declared for the NFL Draft and all DB 7 D’Marco Augustin Last Meeting: mock drafts have him as a projected early fi rst-round selection. CB 21 Keyon Martin NDSU 56, YSU 17 (2019) Nine of the current 10 MVFC members are planning on playing football FS 4 Quincy Lenton this spring. Only Missouri State, Southern Illinois and NDSU were able to play Radio: 570 WKBN SS 1 Zaire Jones games in the fall while Indiana State has opted out of the upcoming spring iHeartRadio App CB 24 Troy Jakubec campaign. The only active MVFC team the Penguins are not scheduled to Bob Hannon (Play by Play) Steve Leslie (Analyst) SPECIAL TEAMS face is Illinois State. PK 19 Colt McFadden Mike Orto (Engineer) Against the Bison, YSU has won four of the 14 all-time meetings with P 29/43 Lynch/DeSalvo TV: ESPN+ its last win coming on Nov. 12, 2011, in Fargo (27-24). NDSU has won the PR 10 Jake Coates previous eight contests since that time. WBCB TV KR 8 Jaleel McLaughlin The Penguins play their fi rst home of the spring season on Saturday, Feb. KR 20 Christian Turner 27 when they take on UNI at Stambaugh Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon. 22021021 SSPRINGPRING SSCHEDULECHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time Notes Feb. 21 at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 3:30 p.m. YSU trails in the all-time series 10-4; Last win at NDSU was in November 2011 Feb. 27 UNI Stambaugh Noon The Guins have won three straight at home against the Panthers March 6 Southern Illinois Stambaugh Noon YSU has won three straight at Stambaugh and four of the past fi ve March 13 at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 3 p.m. Last YSU win in Brookings was in 2014; SDSU has won four of the last six games March 20 South Dakota (HC) Stambaugh Noon Guins have won all four meetings in Stambaugh and lead series, 7-2 March 27 North Dakota Stambaugh Noon First meeting between the teams since 1962; UND at YSU for fi rst time since 1961 April 3 at Western Illinois Macomb, Ill. 8 p.m. Guins lead all-time series 20-13; YSU has won fi ve of the past seven contests April 10 at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. 3 p.m. YSU leads series 15-5 and has won four straight; Last visit to Springfi eld was in Nov. 2016 April 17 Reschedule Week if Necessary League will use weekend as possible make-up date All Times are Eastern and subject to change | *Missouri Valley Football Conference game | (HC) Homecoming | All games on 570 WKBN and Watch ESPN @@YoungstownStFBYoungstownStFB aatt NNorthorth DDakotaakota SStatetate • FFeb.eb. 221,1, 22021...pg.021...pg. 1 wwww.YSUsports.comww.YSUsports.com 22021021 YoungstownYoungstown SStatetate SSpringpring FFootballootball NotesNotes vvs.s. NNorthorth DDakotaakota SStatetate | ##GoGuinsGoGuins //// ##GritUGritU LAST TIME OUT: YSU 21, ISU 3 PLENTY OF NEW FACES In November 2019, the Penguins used a Only seven players who started the 2019 STARTING EXPERIENCE strong defensive eff ort in a 21-3 victory in the season fi nale against Illinois State are back for Name, Pos. 17 18 19 No. Str season fi nale over Illinois State at Stambaugh the 2021 spring campaign. Dan Becker, OT - 9 12 21 12 Stadium. The only off ensive starters from that game Josh Burgett, TE - 7 8 15 3 YSU held the Redbirds to just 142 yards of who are part of the 2021 spring roster are Colt McFadden, PK - - 12 12 12 total off ense, highlighted by six sacks and three OT Dan Becker, QB Joe Craycraft and TE Josh Antoine Cook, DT - 0 11 11 3 interceptions. The Penguins also stopped ISU on Burgett. A group of four defensive starters, DT Zaire Jones, S - - 11 11 1 12 third-down attempts. Antoine Cook, LB Griffi n Hoak, DB Demetries Christian Turner, TB 2 2 6 10 0 The Penguins took a 7-0 lead in the final Ford and DB Zaire Jones return. Nick DeSalvo, P - - 10 10 1 minute of the fi rst quarter on a six-yard run by Only 26 players who played in the fi nal game Samuel St. Surin, WR 0 7 2 9 0 Braxton Chapman. of the 2019 season return for the upcoming DeMarko Craig, DT - - 9 9 0 After a Sam Fenalson fi eld goal trimmed YSU’s spring season. Dee Ford, CB - - 7 7 1 Terray Bryant, SS/LB 0 3 3 6 2 lead to 7-3, the Penguins scored a touchdown Joe Craycraft, QB - 0 4 4 3 with just 13 seconds before halftime on a quar- TEAM OF GRADUATES Jaelin Madison, CB - - 3 3 0 terback sneak by Joe Craycraft. The Penguins have an impressive amount of Griffi n Hoak, LB - - 2 2 2 Neither off ense scored in the second half, but college graduates on this year’s squad. Ryan Teminsky, P - - 2 2 0 the Penguins’ defense found the end zone. With QB Joe Craycraft, TB Christian Turner, TB Grant Gonya, PK - 2 0 2 0 5:06 remaining, Zaire Jones intercepted a Jack London Pearson, DE James Jackson, PK Colt CJ Charleston, WR - - 1 1 0 Baltz pass and returned it 30 yards for the score. McFadden, DB Zaire Jones, DB Patrick Minenok, Troy Jakubec, CB - - 1 1 0 The Redbirds had just three pass completions OL Jordan Velez, WR Sam St. Surin, LB Malachi James Jackson, DE - 0 1 1 0 in the game for 30 yards. Newell and OL Henry Youboe have all earned John Harper, DB 0 0 1 1 0 In his fi nal game, TB Joe Alessi rushed for 103 their undergraduate degrees from YSU. Jake Coates, WR 0 0 1 1 0 yards on 18 carries. Joining that group are graduate transfers Jordan Velez, OG - - 1 1 0 Grant Dixon (Marist), Quincy Lenton (Florida), LAST TIME VS. NDSU Nick Rosen (Lehigh), Ty Eddington (Eastern MILESTONE GAMES YSU dropped a 56-17 decision to North Da- Michigan), Malick Mbodj (Cincinnati), Andrew 1 Sept. 15, 1938 Geneva (L, 6-12) kota State at Stambaugh Stadium in November Olgetree (Findlay) and Allen Stritzinger (Syra- 100 Oct. 18, 1952 Marshall (T, 6-6) 2019. NDSU erupted for 21 points in the fi rst and cuse). 200 Nov. 15, 1963 Augustana (W, 20-6) second quarters in the contest. 300 Sept. 13, 1975 Central State (W, 10-0) Following a YSU fumbled punt, NDSU capital- 400 Sept. 15, 1984 Cincinnati (W, 27-23) PHILLIPS FINALLY MAKING DEBUT 500 Oct. 17, 1992 Northeastern (L, 23-28) ized four plays later on a nine-yard run by Trey After being hired on Feb. 8, 2020, YSU Head 600 Dec. 11, 1999 Florida A&M (W, 27-24) Lance. Lance then connected with Christian Coach Doug Phillips will get to make his debut 700 Oct. 11, 2008 Missouri State (L, 28-42) Watson on a 69-yard touchdown pass to put for the Penguins. 800 Dec. 20, 2016 Eastern Washington (W, 40-38) 837 Nov. 23, 2019 Illinois State the Penguins in a 14-0 hole. Josh Babicz fol- His previous fi rst contest was set for Sept. 5 at lowed with a pair of 6-yard touchdown grabs Akron, in what was a highly-anticipated contest and Dimitri Williams’ four-yard scoring run put among Penguins fans.