Youngstown State University
NCAA DI • NULL
Date: September 5, 2026
Would Recommend
I was one of the first recruits at YSU and also one of the first to hit the portal and transfer out my Sophomore year. Clarkson and I were very close my first year and I thought I was so lucky to have an assistant coach that actually cared about me and my personal/athletic development. Boy was I wrong. Her and Walton would get minions to spy on me and what i was doing and report back to them. Then they would CALL MY MOTHER and yell at me with my mom on speaker phone. When the freshman came in my sophomore year, Clarkson began a relationship with one of them and everyone had proof of it. When i spoke up about it I was shamed in front of the whole team and they decided to have a team meeting just to discuss me and manipulate the players into turning against me. I even had to get two surgeries on my shins for overuse and constant running - She told me that it was shin splints and I should just put ice on it. This experience ruined me and I started abusing substances just to get through the day. Once I transferred I realized what a real Division I programs culture should look like and I’m so glad I made the decision. I needed to come on here and say my peace.