Penguins add two FBS transfers

By Pete Mollica

YOUNGSTOWN — When the Youngstown State football team takes to the field today for its first fall practice session there will be a couple of new faces among the group.

Coach Jon Heacock and his staff have added a couple of Bowl Subdivision transfers to the roster.

Joining the Penguins will be redshirt freshman offensive tackle Andrew Radakovich of Steubenville, the younger brother of former YSU basketball and football standout Brian Radakovich. He’ll be joined by sophomore free safety Sir Demarco Bledsoe of Piedmont, Okla.

Radakovich (6-foot-5, 296 pounds) comes to the Penguins after spending his freshman year as a redshirt at Penn State. He was an honorable mention Division IV all-state selection at Steubenville his senior year in 2007 when the Big Red posted a 12-1 record before losing to Cardinal Mooney in the state playoffs.

Bledsoe (6-2, 195) spent his first two seasons at TCU. He received a medical redshirt his freshman year after suffering a season-ending injury in the opener against Baylor. He played in eight games last season after sitting out the first five still recuperating from his injury.

He was part of the Horned Frogs’ 17-16 Poinsettia Bowl victory over Boise State last season.

In high school he was named the District 1-4A player of the year as a senior and was first team all-state as a wide receiver.

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