SPORTS PODCAST: Man-to-man with Sac State football alumnus DeAndre Carter
Ian Edwards, Robyn Dobson, and Robbie Pierce
February 13, 2020
On this week’s episode of The State Hornet Sports Podcast, sports writer Ian Edwards phoned in 2015 graduate Sac State wide receiver DeAndre Carter, who currently plays for the Houston Texans. The two discuss Carter’s time at Sac State then the NFL as well as how he transitioned between the two...
SPORTS PODCAST: Super Bowl commercial review
Robyn Dobson, Brooke Uhlenhop, Luis Platero, and Robbie Pierce
February 6, 2020
For this week’s State Hornet Sports Podcast, sports editor Robyn Dobson and writers Brooke Uhlenhop and Luis Platero discuss the funniest, weirdest, most confusing and most Baby Nut-involving Super Bowl commercials. Music: Rumble by Bensound.com...
DOUBLE COVERAGE PODCAST: NBA All-Stars, NFL Honors, Super Bowl 54 recap
Mack Ervin III, Shaun Holkko, and Robbie Pierce
February 4, 2020
This week on Double Coverage, Mack and Shaun zone in on the NBA All-Star rosters before tackling the NFL Honors awards and the Super Bowl. Music: Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)...
Sac State student goes viral for Jimmy Garoppolo impersonation
Jason Gallardo
January 31, 2020
When the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game to secure their spot in Super Bowl LIV, 49ers fans celebrated the team’s seventh Super Bowl appearance in franchise history with joyous enthusiasm. Nate Baba, a Sacramento State senior, and 49ers fan decided to c...
Sac State sports alumni adding a baby Hornet to their team
December 16, 2019
The sky was grey and the ground was wet. Their photographer canceled because of the weather but they were still determined to have their announcement photoshoot at the place where it all started: Sac State and Hornet Stadium. In 2013, Nick and Kimberly Mazza were Sacramento State student athletes a...
SPORTS PODCAST: Top 10 sports stories of the semester
December 12, 2019
From Sac State football's first year in the playoffs to the careers of former Sac State students Deuce and Mo, the sports section here at The State Hornet has had a lot to cover this semester. Here’s sports Editor Shaun Holkko’s top 10 sports stories of the semester on this week's episode the State...
Sac State head football coach Troy Taylor named FCS Coach of the Year
December 12, 2019
Sacramento State football head coach Troy Taylor was named the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award on Thursday, the award for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coach of the Year. Taylor lead the Hornets to a 9-4 overall record, a share of the Big Sky Championship and the school’s first p...
Sac State football team’s season ends with 42-28 thrashing from Austin Peay
December 7, 2019
Just as quickly as it started, the playoff run for Sacramento State’s football team was over after a 42-28 loss to Austin Peay State University in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday night. The Hornets (9-4) were coming off a bye week after being named the No. 4 seed in the FCS play...
PREVIEW: Sac State football team readies for playoff debut against Austin Peay
December 5, 2019
The Sacramento State football team is focused on tuning out the noise and remaining focused on the next game ahead of the team’s first-ever FCS Playoff game against Austin Peay State University. The Hornets were seeded No. 4 in the FCS playoff bracket following a 9-3 regular season, including g...
Underdogs to champions: A recap of the Sac State football team’s regular season
November 30, 2019
One season was all it took for the Sacramento State football team to taste success and a playoff berth under the guidance of new head coach Troy Taylor. The Hornets entered this season with the goal of turning around the program after finishing with a 2-8 record in 2018 and firing head coach Jody S...
