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Tommy Rittenhouse leads Illinois State to 23-16 victory over Youngstown State
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Tommy Rittenhouse threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead Illinois State to a 23-16 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday. Youngstown State (3-7, 2-4 Missouri Valley Football Conference) took a 2-0 lead the first time Illinois State (6-3, 3-2)...
No. 18 Pitt taking a 'wait and see' approach with QB Eli Holstein ahead of visit to No. 20 SMU
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi is keeping his cards close to the vest when it comes to quarterback Eli Holstein. Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, exited in the fourth quarter of a 41-13 win over Syracuse last week with an undisclosed injury....
QB Brungard pulls double duty in helping Youngstown St. top North Dakota 41-40 in OT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Beau Brungard accounted for 248 yards and four touchdowns, and Youngstown State upset FCS No. 7 North Dakota 41-40 in overtime on Saturday. Brungard ran it in from the 15 in overtime to make it 41-34. The Fighting Hawks countered when Simon Romfo...
Pierre runs for 153 yards, 2 TDs; South Dakota gets first road win against Youngstown State, 27-17
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Charles Pierre Jr. ran for two touchdowns and a career-best 153 yards, and South Dakota beat Youngstown State 27-17 on Saturday night for its first win at the Penguins' Stambaugh Stadium. South Dakota (6-1, 4-0) entered 0-6 on the road against Youngstown...
FCS top-ranked South Dakota State cruises to 63-13 win over Youngstown State
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Chase Mason rushed for 161 yards and two long touchdowns and FCS top-ranked South Dakota State rolled over Youngstown State 63-13 on Saturday. The Jackrabbits (5-1, 2-0) have won 32 straight games over FCS opponents, and their 19th consecutive Missouri Valley...
Beau Brungard, Ethan Wright guide Youngstown State to 21-14 victory over Indiana State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Beau Brungard had a touchdown pass and Ethan Wright ran for two scores to help Youngstown State hold off Indiana State 21-14 on Saturday in the Sycamores' Missouri Valley Football Conference opener. Wright had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first and second...
Pittsburgh looks to stay unbeaten when it visits North Carolina in ACC play
Pittsburgh (4-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) at North Carolina (3-2, 0-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: Pittsburgh by 3. Series record: UNC leads 12-5. What’s at stake? PIttsburgh is chasing its first 5-0...
Clark's 3rd TD pass with 8 seconds left lifts Missouri State over Youngstown State 38-31
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jacob Clark threw three touchdown passes, the last was his second to Lance Mason with eight seconds to play, as Missouri State edged Youngstown State 38-31 on Saturday to open Missouri Valley Football Conference play. Clark set up the winning score with a...
Groups work to engage young voters in democracy as election processes come under scrutiny
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Clouds of bubbles streamed aloft and Charli xcx's song “talk talk” boomed alongside a 19-foot Airstream Caravel, as the League of Women Voters of Ohio's statewide roadshow aimed at registering student voters and exciting them about democracy rolled onto Ohio State...
Holstein helps Pitt thump Youngstown State, 73-17
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eli Holstein threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as Pittsburgh blasted Youngstown State 73-17 on Saturday. Pitt is 4-0 for the first time since 2000 and it's also the first time the Panthers have put up 70 or more points since scoring 77 against New...
