Samford vs. Youngstown State
5 P.M. Saturday, YOUNGSTOWN
Records: Samford (7-4), Youngstown State (8-3)
Last meeting: Penguins won 37-29 in 2002 regular season in Youngstown.
Jody Webb didn’t have to go far off the Youngstown State campus to discover the impact the football team has made on the city by returning to the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2006.
“I went across the street to the gas station, and the manager was so excited talking about the playoffs,’’ Webb said ahead of today's first-round game. “We’ve paid the town what it is due.