Collegefootballfan.com finally found a spring FCS game we could get tickets for! We’re shaking off the cabin fever and heading to Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. There, the Youngstown State Penguins (1-4) host the No. 6 Fighting Hawks of North Dakota (4-1) in a Missouri Valley Football Conference clash.

Last week, the Penguins won their first game of the spring with a 28-10 victory over South Dakota. YSU LB Grant Dixon garnered MVFC Defensive Player of the Week honors with an INT, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. All three turnovers resulted in 13 points for the win. Dixon, a native of Succasunna, NJ, played three seasons for Marist where we saw him play his freshman season. He captained the Red Foxes for two seasons and earned first team all-conference honors in the Pioneer League his junior year.

The Hawks dropped their first game of 2021 last week falling in Fargo to intrastate rival and No. 2 North Dakota State, 34-14. The perennial National champion Bison fell to Southern Illinois earlier ending their 29-game winning streak. James Madison (3-0) ranks No. 1 in the current FCS standings.

We look forward to Saturday’s game. It will be our first time attending a game at Stambaugh Stadium and it will be the first time we see these two FCS programs play. Things are shaping up for plans this fall as a relocation for us down south will allow us to see a lot of interesting games at both the FBS and FCS levels. We’re waiting for the vaccine to open up our options. We definitely want to get back on the road in 2021. This gets us off to a fun start already.