Category: Sacramento State Hornets
Big Sky Conference Spring Outlook
EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES
+ Eastern Washington closed the 2008 season with a three-game winning streak to finish 6-5.
+ The Eagles return 15 starters from last year’s team, many who started in 2007 when the Eagles advanced to the FCS Quarterfinals… more »
At Last, a Big Game to Rile Delaware
Proximity, history could charge UD-DSU meetings.
The University of Delaware and Delaware State University have some catching up to do.
Football rivalries don't form overnight. But UD and DSU already have many of the ingredients to make this one sp… more »
Weber State's Big Sky Drive Starts Now Against Sacramento State
Weber State and Sacramento State have long been afterthoughts in the annual Big Sky championship race. It's been eight years since either team has finished in the top three in the conference standings.
The Wildcats and Hornets, both of whom have conf… more »
Sac State hopes new facilities can entice local talent to stay and play
As he rebuilds a college football program, Marshall Sperbeck sees signs of progress.
The new $11 million Broad Fieldhouse gives the second-year Sacramento State coach a spacious office with a view, something he didn't have last season. Downstairs, th… more »
Schedules could help or hinder
Give the Big Sky credit. At least its teams are giving themselves ample opportunity to pull off an Appalachian State-like upset this season.
Take one look at the nonconference schedules of the nine teams in the league, and it becomes apparent that Id… more »
2008 BIG SKY PREVIEW: SACRAMENTO STATE
Offense
Two sophomores are vying for the quarterback spot, and incoming Jason Smith had the stronger first scrimmage of the fall compared to UCLA transfer McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Their main targets are Tony Washington and 2007 walk-on Dylan Lane. Was… more »
Confident sophomores duel to be Hornets' starting QB
Jason Smith knows the system, carries himself with confidence and takes the field with the competitive fire needed to win.
McLeod Bethel-Thompson believes in himself, too, and has a season at UCLA on his résumé that shows he can handle himself agains… more »
Lot of respect for Big Sky Conference in preseason polls
Nobody who follows NCAA Football Championship Subdivision schools should be surprised to learn that Appalachian State is the odds-on favorite to win another national championship.
All three major preseason polls listed the Mountaineers as the team to… more »
Big Sky and regional players in the NFL
Other Big Sky teams with pros
Name Pos. NFL team NFL exp.
Montana
Cory Procter C Dallas 4
Jimmy Farris WR Washington 5
Kroy Biermann DE Atlanta R
Tuff Harris CB New Orleans 2
Lex Hilliard RB Miami R
Justin Green RB Baltimore 4
Montana Sta… more »
Sperbeck has good feeling about Hornet football
Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State's second-year head football coach, expects his offense to deliver more often this season.
With returning starter Jason Smith and UCLA transfer McLeod Bethel-Thompson vying for the quarterback job, standout runner B… more »
Leading Off: College camps open, and Sacramento yawns
In case you haven't heard, most of the nation's Division I college football teams open training camp this week. The only problem is you're in Sacramento, so you're probably oblivious to this.
This is no attempt to disrespect Sacramento State football… more »
The Top 10 quotes from Big Sky media days
Put nine football coaches, nine football players and more than a dozen media members in a cramped hotel room and what do you get? A few good quotes.
If you’re lucky, sometimes they can all pump out one of those perfect novels 100 monkeys with 100 typ… more »
Commentary: Griz In Customary Top Spot
Any college football program talented enough to win or share its conference championship 10 straight years should be a good bet to make it 11 in a row, right?
That's what the brain trust in the Big Sky Conference obviously believes. It was announced… more »
Montana Targeted as Top Team in Big Sky
PARK CITY, Utah - It's a familiar name atop the coaches and media preseason polls for Big Sky Conference football, meaning the Montana Grizzlies are still wearing the bulls' eye.
The Griz, who've won or shared the last 10 Big Sky titles, drew seven o… more »
Boyer On His Way at Sacramento State
Well, that didn't take long.
On May 3, the Sacramento State University Hornets football team held its annual Green-Gold Spring Game.
On the first play — the very first play, the kickoff — Nate Boyer lined up at end, sprinted 60 yards downfield, do… more »
