YOUNGSTOWN — Walking off the field at the FargoDome on Saturday, Youngstown State knew it let a golden opportunity get away.

The Penguins gave top-ranked North Dakota State its toughest test of the season, but three turnovers and special teams miscues cost YSU a chance at a monumental upset.

“It’s frustrating. When everything’s in our control, I don’t think there’s a team in the country that’s better than us when we play ball,” safety Dathan Hickey said on Tuesday. “But when we make mistakes and we don’t get off the field on third down on defense, it kind of makes it hard to win those types of games against good teams.”

Even NDSU coach Tim Polasek commended YSU for the fight it gave the Bison during his press conference on Tuesday.

“I thought they were really physical. That would have

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