MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Youngstown State is not a run-of-the-mill FCS opponent coming to Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday.
No. 1, the Penguins have had a long tradition of championship-caliber football teams going back to the early 1990s when Jim Tressell was guiding the program.
No. 2, Youngstown State’s head coach is a familiar name in college football circles, former Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, who won nine or more games each year he was in Lincoln before his forced departure following the 2014 season.
No. 3, the Penguins have had some success when stepping up a level, beating Pitt in Pittsburgh in 2012 and playing competitive games against Big Ten opponents Michigan State and Illinois in recent years.