March 26, 2009
Football: Jarvis Richards, Mychal Savage Granted Fifth Year by NCAA
    Youngstown – Youngstown State seniors Jarvis Richards and Mychal Savage, who both suffered season-ending injures during the 2008 football season, have had their medical redshirt waiver approved and will return to the program in the fall. Both will not practice during the spring, however, recovering from their injuries.
    Savage suffered a season-ending injury to his right shoulder in last year’s opener at Ohio State while Richards was lost for the year after suffering a right knee injury against North Dakota State in the fourth game of a 12-game schedule.
    In his career, Savage has played in 36 games, starting 32. He has been credited with 116 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for losses and eight sacks. In 2007, he was named a third-team American by The Sports Network and is a first-team all-conference pick.
    Richards has played in 40 games, staring 12 times. He has 93 total tackles, including 69 solo stops and two career interceptions. In four games last season, he had 22 total tackles, including 14 solo stops.
    Neither Savage and Richards redshirted previously in their YSU careers.