© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation Youngstown State will need a big game from each of their top performers if it is to upset Ohio State, including (and especially) on defense. The Penguins finished 34th in the country out of 123 ranked teams, and second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), in first-down defense last season. Youngstown State also ranked among the nation’s 30 best teams in rushing defense (22) and recovered fumbles (29). Below are three of the players whom the Penguins will need to shine in order to defeat the Buckeyes come September 9. DE Jordan Trowers Trowers was a major part of Youngstown State’s passing defense last season, and will have to play a big part again this year. The Youngstown native led his teammates in both solo and total tackles with 40 and 52 respectively. Even against No. 9-ranked Kentucky, Trowers finished with seven solo tackles and four…
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