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09/09/20 - Isaac Steele, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

Freeze revealed Monday that senior defensive tackle Elisha Mitchell and redshirt senior safety Isaac Steele, both of whom were scholarship players, have opted out of playing this season because of the spread of COVID-19. Steele's decision to opt out is significant in an already thin secondary that has been plagued with injuries in the past two weeks. Safeties coach Corey Batoon said Steele was able to play all three safety positions - free safety, rover and strong safety (nickelback) - and was a veteran presence in a group that includes JaVon Scruggs (Appomattox) and Benjamin Alexander. Scruggs, rover Tim-Kidd Glass and cornerbacks Emanuel Dabney, Isaiah Avery and Hunter Goetz have missed practice time in the past week with undisclosed injuries. The lack of depth, particularly at cornerback behind Jimmy Faulks and Chris Megginson (Heritage High), has forced the defensive staff to move junior college transfer Marcus Haskins from safety to cornerback. "We're rotating Haskins over there, too," Freeze said. "He's learning both safety and corner." - Lynchburg News and Advance

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FS Isaac Steele, Youngstown State
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08/05/20 - DeMarko Craig Jr., rJr/2023, Youngstown State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY THIRD TEAM: DeMarko Craig Jr, Youngstown St, Soph.,...Played in 11 games, making nine starts in 2019...tied for first in total tackles for defensive tackles with 39...had 22 solos and 17 assists on the year...finished second on the team in tackles for loss with 11.5...finished third on the team in sacks with five. - Youngstown State Football

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DT DeMarko Craig Jr., Youngstown State
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08/05/20 - Dan Becker, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM: Dan Becker, Youngstown St, Jr.,...Becker was an All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection in 2019...started all 12 games at left tackle...Penguins averaged 187.4 rushing yards per game and 378.2 yards of total offense. - Youngstown State Football

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OT Dan Becker, Youngstown State
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06/10/20 - Allen Stritzinger, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

Syracuse football defensive back Allen Stritzinger has submitted his name into the transfer portal, a source told The Post-Standard/syracuse.com. A senior, Stritzinger becomes the most experienced Orange player to officially explore other options this offseason. Linebacker Juan Wallace has committed to joining Kent State while linebacker Kadeem Trotter is also in the portal.

Stritzinger appeared in 29 games over the last three seasons, serving as a reserve corner/nickel from 2018-19 after starting his college career at running back. A Detroit native, Stritzinger logged 27 tackles over the last two seasons and made a highlight interception in SU's Camping Bowl World victory two years ago. This spring, Stritzinger was listed as the second-team Rover in first-year defensive coordinator Tony White's 3-3-5 system. The Orange only got three practices in before campus shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. - The Post-Standard

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CB Allen Stritzinger, Youngstown State
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01/28/20 - Jaleel McLaughlin, rSr/2023, Youngstown State + More +

2019 ALL-MOUNTAIN EAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB Jaleel McLaughlin, Notre Dame, So.,...McLaughlin, who leads the NCAA in rushing yards (1,982), rushing touchdowns (27) and scoring (174 points) has been a human highlight reel throughout his first two years in his collegiate career. After setting the Mountain East record for most rushing touchdowns in 2018 with 18, he has eclipsed that mark with 27 this year. - Notre Dame (OH) Football

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RB Jaleel McLaughlin, Youngstown State
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01/09/20 - Grant Dixon, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Grant Dixon, Marist,...Dixon, a second-year captain, led the Red Foxes in total tackles (86), solo tackles (49), and tackles for loss (10.5). He also tallied four sacks, two pass break-ups, an interception, and a forced fumble. In PFL play, Dixon ranked in the league's top five in tackles for loss (second), tackles per game (fourth), and sacks (tied for fourth). Dixon was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection this season, and was a PFL Honorable Mention choice in 2018. - Marist Football

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OLB Grant Dixon, Youngstown State
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01/04/20 - Jaleel McLaughlin, rSr/2023, Youngstown State + More +

2019 AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: RB Jaleel McLaughlin, So., Notre Dame (Ohio),...McLaughlin became the second player in NCAA Division II history to rush for 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons, and was the first to do so as a freshman and sophomore. He leads the nation in rushing yards (2,190), rushing touchdowns (28) and points scored (180). His 2,344 all-purpose yards also leads all DII players, as he is one of just two to surpass the 2,000-yard mark (Deonte Glover, Shepherd). In the AFCA's release, the group said McLaughlin and West Texas A&M all-purpose player Tobias Harris were the headliners of the teams, remarking at the records both players were able to set this season. - Notre Dame OH Football

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RB Jaleel McLaughlin, Youngstown State
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12/26/19 - Jorge Portorreal, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

2019 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR: Jorge Portorreal, Lehigh, Jr.,...Portorreal earned his second consecutive all-league honor, making the second team after earning first-team recognition last season. In 10 games, Portorreal hauled in 52 passes for 575 yards and a touchdown. He ranked third in the Patriot League with 5.2 receptions per game. Portorreal caught a touchdown pass at Villanova, tied a career-high with nine receptions at UC Davis and enjoyed a 100-yard receiving day with 103 yards on eight receptions against Georgetown. - Lehigh Football

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WR Jorge Portorreal, Youngstown State
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12/18/19 - Jaleel McLaughlin, rSr/2023, Youngstown State + More +

Notre Dame (Ohio) running back Jaleel McLaughlin and West Texas A&M all-purpose player Tobias Harris headline the 2019 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best - the coaches themselves. McLaughlin earned his second straight AFCA First-Team All-America honor as a sophomore by leading the nation in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and scoring. He has 2,190 yards, 28 rushing touchdowns and 13.8 points per game on the year and has helped lead Notre Dame (Ohio) into the quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs.

McLaughlin broke his own Mountain East Conference record with his 28 rushing touchdowns in 2019. Harris led the nation in punt return yards with 436 and finished second in combined kick return yards with 1,007. He broke the school record for single-season and career punt return yards. As a defensive back, Harris led West Texas A&M with four interceptions and recorded a career-high 68 tackles. - American Football Coaches Association

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RB Jaleel McLaughlin, Youngstown State
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12/02/19 - Jermiah Braswell, rSr/2020, Youngstown State + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): WR Jermiah Braswell,...Caught 24 passes for 515 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns...in MVFC games, caught 13 passes for 331 yards and five touchdowns...only Penguin to catch a pass in every game...had two touchdown receptions against Western Illinois and South Dakota...had 50-or-more yards receiving in six games. - Youngstown State Football

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WR Jermiah Braswell, Youngstown State
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12/02/19 - Dan Becker, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL Dan Becker,...Started all 11 games at left tackle...Penguins averaged 187.4 yards rushing per game and 378.2 yards of total offense...YSU started two different quarterbacks during the year and played three QBs...played every snap in eight games. - Youngstown State Football

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OT Dan Becker, Youngstown State
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11/25/19 - Nathan Mays, rSr/2020, Youngstown State + More +

NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Nathan Mays, Youngstown State, 6-3, 220, Sr., Urbana, Ohio (Urbana),...Mays played the final snap of the Penguins' season finale against Illinois State on Saturday. Mays came on the field less than three weeks following surgery after he suffered a career-ending injury against North Dakota State on Nov. 2. Mays left the Stambaugh Stadium turf that evening against the Bison on a golf cart. On Saturday, he put on his YSU uniform to be honored during Senior Day then sat on the bench for the next two-plus hours. With the Penguins' impressive 21-3 win over Illinois State clinched, YSU called timeout with 10 seconds left.

Mays was carried to the Penguins' huddle by Myles Douglas and Matt Jones. He took a snap from Jones and with the assistance of two teammates took a knee as the clock ran out. It wasn't planned entering the game, but it happened. Mays went to Coach Pelini during the game and said if it's a possibility, can we make it happen. Coach said "yes". Mays then dressed on the sidelines and went out to finish off his career under center and not on a golf cart. That's football. That's sports. The end-game scene has been shown throughout social media and on TV across the country. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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QB Nathan Mays, Youngstown State
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11/25/19 - Zaire Jones, rSr/2022, Youngstown State + More +

NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: DB Zaire Jones, Youngstown State -- Jones returned an interception for a touchdown and had five total tackles against Illinois State. His 30-yard interception return for touchdown in the fourth quarter helped clinch the Penguins' 21-3 victory. It was his third interception of the season and first since the season-opening contest against Samford. He finished the season with 60 total tackles, including 35 solo stops. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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SS Zaire Jones, Youngstown State
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11/23/19 - Joe Alessi, Sr/2020, Youngstown State + More +

Joe Alessi ran for 103 yards and the Youngstown State defense shut down Illinois State for a 21-3 upset over the FCS seventh-ranked Redbirds on Saturday. Penguins coach Bo Pelini earned his 100th career win, including 67 at Nebraska. Braxton Chapman and Joe Craycraft completed 12-play drives with short touchdown runs and Zaire Jones returned an interception for 30 yards and a score for the Penguins (6-6, 2-6), who snapped a three-game losing streak in their season finale and perhaps ensured that the Redbirds (8-4, 5-3) will not receive a first-round bye for the playoffs.

Both teams committed three turnovers, but Illinois State managed only 142 yards total offense and were 0 for 12 on third-down conversions. Two Redbirds quarterbacks were 3-of-16 passing for 30 yards. The Penguins had only 83 yards passing but 187 on the ground. On the final play of the game, Youngstown senior quarterback Nate Mays, who was knocked out for the season against North Dakota State on Nov. 2 with a leg injury, was helped out onto the field to take the snap and take a knee. - AP College Football

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WR Joe Alessi, Youngstown State
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11/22/19 - Jaleel McLaughlin, rSr/2023, Youngstown State + More +

2019 MOUNTAIN EAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Jaleel McLaughlin (Notre Dame),...McLaughlin, from Marshville, N.C., led the NCAA with 1,982 yards and 27 rushing touchdowns during his sophomore season. His 180.2 rushing yards per game and his 15.2 points per game were also best in the country. He rushed for over 100 yards in 10 games this season, including four games with 200+ yards. During the course of the season he set the MEC career mark for rushing yards and will enter the postseason with 4,403 rushing yards in 25 games. - Mountain East Conference Football

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