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SDSU football: Are the Youngstown State Penguins contenders?
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Mitchell Daily Republic | Mitchell, South Dakota
BROOKINGS — There was once a hierarchy of FCS (or I-AA) football, and Youngstown State was very much a part of it.
As Youngstown prepares to host South Dakota State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams, they do so with some momentum.
ADVERTISEMENTYoungstown State coach Doug Phillips takes part in Missouri Valley Football Conference Media Day on Monday, July 21, 2025, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
Youngstown State's Max Tomczak is one of the top wide receivers in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Phillips acknowledges that the Jacks and Penguins have essentially switched roles within that FCS hierarchy — the Jacks are now a blueblood and the Penguins are chasing them.