YOUNGSTOWN — Last season, Youngstown State lost to South Dakota State by 50 points.

At the time, the Penguins were greatly outmatched against the Jackrabbits. This past weekend, however, YSU gave SDSU all it could handle in a 35-30 defeat, and save for a letdown third quarter, looked poised to pull the upset.

It was an indication of just how far YSU has come in the past year. But, the Penguins aren’t satisfied and they know they still have more work to do.

“Coming off the field last year, that was pretty embarrassing. So yes, (we’re) closing the gap,” head coach Doug Phillips said. “I told our kids, we own it. We own how we prepare. We own the fundamentals and discipline we play with. We own how well we execute. Playing for four quarters, playing for 60 minutes — we own what we put on f

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