Nov. 12, 2007

Football: Mychal Savage Tabbed National Defensive Player of the Week

    Philadelphia, Pa. – Junior defensive tackle Mychal Savage (Hartsdale, N.Y) was named The Sports Network's National Defensive Player of the Week for his impressive performance in the Penguins' 31-24 victory over Western Illinois last Saturday.

    Savage came through with a career-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, with two sacks and two fumble recoveries. Savage also contributed two quarterback hurries while playing every snap of the game on defense. His sacks were for 11 yards in losses and his two fumble recoveries set up touchdowns for Youngstown State.  

    Tennessee-Martin running back Donald Chapman and Dayton quarterback Kevin Hoyng were named the national offensive players of the week by the service while Wofford freshman Sean Lees was tabbed the Special Teams Player of the Week.

    In the Sports Network poll, YSU moved up from 21st to 17th while in the FCS Coaches Poll, the Penguins now reside in a tie for 15th place with Eastern Washington after being ranked 20th last week.