YOUNGSTOWN — Beau Brungard had his fair share of doubters when he took over as Youngstown State’s starting quarterback before the start of last season.

While he had his ups and downs in his first season as the starter, this year, Brungard has looked exactly like the quarterback YSU’s coaches envisioned he could be when he followed in his father Mark’s footsteps to join the Penguins three years ago.

Still, no matter what he does on the field, Brungard knows those doubters are always going to be there.

“I know there’s always gonna be and there always has been doubters,” Brungard said. “But Coach (Doug) Phillips believes in me, my teammates believe in me and the Lord’s given me this ability. So I just try to maximize it to the best of my ability. That’s just what I do. That’s what I’m goin

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