YOUNGSTOWN — When Youngstown State brought in new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich before spring practice, the Penguins molded their offensive approach to be “more multiple” in the run game.

That reinforces the idea of continuing to put the running back position at the forefront of what YSU wants to do offensively, and this season, that position is more open than it has been in recent years.

“You need several running backs to win, I believe,” Yurcich said. “I think they’re all a little bit different in their own right. Some guys may specialize in certain things that we ask them to do, but we’ll try to make sure that we also carry a back and allow him to get rhythm. Sometimes you have to let a guy get a few carries and get that rhythm and flow going and the vision and those sorts of thi

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