YSU football picked to finish fourth in preseason poll

July 27, 2015 at 10:32a.m.

Youngstown State DE Derek Rivers, OT Justin Spencer and TB Martin Ruiz were named preseason first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference, the league announced on Monday. In the preseason poll, the Penguins were tabbed to finish fourth in the MVFC in 2015.

Besides the first-team trio, DE Terrell Williams and WR Andrew Williams were honorable-mention preseason all-league selections.

Four-time defending FCS Champion North Dakota State was picked first with 389 points and 32 of 40 possible first-place votes. FCS national finalist Illinois State was tabbed second with 366 points and the remaining eight first-place votes.

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