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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Football

Sac State quarterback Asher OHara (10) looks to throw a pass during the home opener against the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Hornets lost the game 34-16 after turning the ball over six times.

Sac State football loses home opener after offensive struggles

Brandon Bailey September 11, 2021
Sacramento State loses in their home opener against Northern Iowa 34-16 as the Hornets turn the ball over six times.
Sacramento State freshman wide receiver Devin Gandy (5) walking back to the huddle while he looks at the sidelines. The Hornets beat Dixie State University 19-7 on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

PREVIEW: Hornets ready themselves for first home game since 2019

Brandon Bailey September 8, 2021
Sac State football gears up for its first home game in two years against the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday. UNI is hungry for a win after narrowly losing 16-10 to #7 ranked Iowa State last week.
Sacramento State Tight End Marshel Martin (16), helps his quarterback Asher OHara up at end of the play. OHara connected with Martin twice to give the Hornets their only two touchdowns of the game against Dixie State University Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

Sac State begins title defense with victory against Dixie State

Brandon Bailey September 4, 2021
Sacramento State won 19-7 against Dixie State in their first game of the season on Saturday.
Sac State athletes sport new sponsorships

Sac State athletes sport new sponsorships

Jordan Latimore September 4, 2021
As of July 1, the NCAA allows student-athletes to earn their own profit from their name, image and likeness. Sac State athletes opened up about getting their fair share.
Sacramento State senior wide receiver Dewey Cotton catches a pass as he attempts to score against the opposing defense in practice. The Hornets prepare for their season debut against Dixie State this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

PREVIEW: How Sac State’s football team is preparing for the 2021 season

Brandon Bailey September 2, 2021
Sacramento State football returns after not playing in 2020 due to COVID-19. They face Dixie State this Saturday as they prepare to defend their Big Sky title.

One year after COVID-19, Sac State rugger moves on

Blynn Beltran April 8, 2021

Sac State senior Ronald June Walker helped lead the Hornets Rugby Club to a win in the PAC West Rugby Conference Sevens and a spot at the nationals. After a year of sports restrictions, he speaks on his...

Sacramento State football and track and field athlete Elijah Dotson runs at a track and field practice at Hornet Stadium on February 13, 2021. “I just want to be that guy, and me working everyday is the best way for me to do it,” Dotson said.

Sac State’s two-sport athlete chases greatness

Dylan McNeill February 24, 2021
What do you do after making All Big Sky as a running back? Complete a lifelong dream of doing track and field, said Sac State’s Elijah Dotson.
Then-Patriots quarterback Tom Brady pictured at Patriots training camp in July 2019. Copy editor Jordan Parker argues that Brady is the greatest football player ever after his seventh Super Bowl Victory last Sunday over the Chiefs. Tom Brady by BTW Photography is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

OPINION: Tom Brady is unequivocally the greatest football player in history

Jordan Parker, copy editor February 17, 2021
Copy editor Jordan Parker explains why Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the greatest player the NFL has ever seen.
The Rooney Rule, adopted in 2003, requires all teams to interview at least one minority candidate for open coaching and executive positions, but has led to no significant change in the hiring of minority NFL coaches and executives. Copy editor Jordan Parker says that it was a good concept that has gotten the league nowhere in terms of addressing systemic racism.

OPINION: The Rooney Rule has done nothing but fail minority coaches

Jordan Parker, copy editor February 2, 2021
Since 2003, there have been 108 head coaching vacancies in the NFL and only 21 of the coaches hired to fill those vacancies were minorities. Read why copy editor Jordan Parker says the Rooney Rule has failed minority coaches.
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OPINION: The NFL has fumbled the ball with its handling of COVID-19

Jordan Parker December 3, 2020
Opinion writer Jordan Parker outlines why the NFL is at fault for the coronavirus outbreak occurring at multiple team facilities over the course of the season.
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