Youngstown, OH. — A lack of loyalty and trust to the program was evident specifically on the defensive side of the ball throughout the course of YSU’s 8-5 season. Communication appeared to be an issue in the backend of the defense and tempers flared whenever a mistake was made during a game. Immediately after the season concluded, several important players rushed to the portal and others followed suit until there was almost nobody left on the defense. It was later revealed that multiple players on YSU’s defense were tampered with before a crucial second round matchup vs Villanova. At the sight of a couple more thousand dollars in cash and an FBS name to play under, high ego characters lost focus on a key playoff game and worried only about themselves. They found an escape route, a place to depart to if there was a negative outcome.
Quinpen,I totally missed that paragraph because I wanted to read more down the article about who may start especially on defense since there has been so little information. That is a very damaging statement and I think in last night podcast coach Phillips alluded to this but didn't get into specifics although he maintained that he's accountable and wants to make sure that he and the coaching staff have the loyalty of the players and they want to be at YSU.
