YOUNGSTOWN — During his tenure at Youngstown State, head coach Doug Phillips has consistently preached the importance of the stretch of time between Week 1 and Week 2.

According to Phillips, that’s the period of time that teams can make the most significant improvement over the course of a long season. As such, the Penguins hope to take considerable steps forward this Saturday at 2 p.m. (ESPN+/570 WKBN) when they welcome Robert Morris to Stambaugh Stadium.

“I think starting the season and being able to get Game 1 in and learn from that, be able to get the film and see where we’ve gotta make huge improvements,” Phillips said Tuesday morning. “You’re never as good as you think on film and never as bad as you think when you watch film. … When you’re playing these early games, you’re figurin

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