YOUNGSTOWN — The idle week couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for Youngstown State.

The Penguins are coming off an exhilarating come-from-behind, last-second victory at Towson, which was also YSU’s first road victory since the end of the 2023 season.

The win puts the Penguins at 3-1 through the end of non-conference play and provides a good deal of momentum for YSU as it prepares to head into the gauntlet that is league play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

“Each and every week is huge. But this game going into the bye week heading into conference play, you want this game for momentum, for team morale and just to win on the road,” senior defensive back Dayne Hodge said last week.

The timing of the idle week serves as an ideal transitional period of sorts, and allows Y

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