OSU-Is going to have Youngstown State as their first game .
I thought I would do a weekly run down of Ohio State's victims er I mean opponents.
Youngstown State
Famous alumni-
Thomas Bopp astronomer co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp
Mark Daily Canadian newscaster for city TV
Bob Davie former Notre Dame football coach, currentESPN commentator
Dave Dravecky former MLB All-Star pitcher, career spanned 1982–89
Brad Hennessey MLB pitcher, currently with the San Fransisco Giants
Ron Jaworski former NFL All-Pro and sports commentator,color commentator for Monday Night Football
Nathaniael R Jones federal judge
Sean Jones jazz recording artist and lead trumpeter for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
Mark Mangino college football head coach, currently at the University of Kansas
David Mauerman, watercolor artist
Ed O' Neil actor, most famous as Al Bundy on Married with Children
Ron Parise astronaut
Amit Patel cardiothoracic surgeon and world pioneer of stem cell therapy for heart failure.
Carmen Policy NFL executive and former owner of Cleveland Browns
Milan Puskar, founder of Fortune 500 company Mylan Labratories
Ed Rosenthal author and noted criminal defendant (did not graduate)
Jeff Wilkins record-setting NFL kicker of the St. Louis Rams
Sonny Vaccaro founder of ABCD Basketball Camp. Marketing executive for NIKE REEBOK and ADIDAS
Youngstown State Penguins
YSU has been particularly successful in and is most recognized for football. One of the leading programs in NCAA DIVISION 1-AA YSU has won four national championships, second only to GEORGIA SOUTHERN The Penguins claimed the titles in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997, and earned runner-up titles in 1992 and 1999. They were coached through this era by JIM TRESSEL who left the university following the 2000 season to coach at OHIO STATE His successor, current coach Jon Heacock, has not won a national championship, but has delivered consistent seasons and took them to a national semifinal appearance in 2006 (losing to eventual national champion Appalachian State In all, YSU has made 11 playoff appearances since I-AA was initiated in 1978.
Good Luck To the Youngstown State Penguins
Go Buckeyes
Some information and statistics are from Wikipedia search Youngstown State.
I am a football fan first and foremost I will root for any team as long as their not playing the Buckeyes and am also a Nascar fan and root for Dale Jr. and Tony Stewart I like humor and jokes and stay away from politics and religion I have a black belt in crowbar and baseball bat .
..JW
