Kanetsky focuses on what he can do

By JOE SCALZO

scalzo@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

Whenever you read a story about Youngstown State quarterback Marc Kanetsky, you’re likely to see something about how smart he is.

There are good reasons for this — he might be the smartest player on the team; he has a full academic, not athletic, scholarship; he uses words like “plethora” — but it can sometime feel like a backhanded compliment.

Because, you see, people seem to focus more on what Kanetsky can’t do, rather than what he can. He’s not especially tall (6-foot) or fast and he doesn’t have a great arm. The only physical advantage he seems to have over YSU’s other quarterbacks is his ability to grow a terrific beard.

Read the story in Saturday’s Vindicator and vindy.com.