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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...

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 f...

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 Conference Getting 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 an...

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 weekend Getting ready for Penguins @ North Dakota this weekend What 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 Towson Update on the latest top 25 rankings Getting 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 conference Getting you ready for Michigan State on Saturday 3:30pm

Recapping Mercyhurst game in week 1 Scouting Robert Morris week 2 Checking 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 preview All 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 season All 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 3/7/25 Live 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!