Sacramento State informs the Big Sky it will leave the conference after this year and become the 12th school in the Big West, which doesn’t sponsor football.

Sacramento State informs the Big Sky it will leave the conference after this year and become the 12th school in the Big West, which doesn’t sponsor football.

Sacramento State said the school will consider all conference options for football if the council votes against its application. Sacramento State had been an affiliate member of the Big West in ...

Sacramento State informed the Big Sky on Wednesday that it will leave the conference after this year and the Big West announced that the school will become the 12th school in the conference.

Sacramento State will join the Big West conference as a full member starting with the 2026-27 academic year. Sacramento State informed the Big Sky on Wednesday that it will leave the conference after ...

The Hornets will officially join The Big West on July 1, 2026, joining a lineup that includes California Baptist, Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, CSUN, UC ...

Sacramento State had been an affiliate member of the Big West in various sports in the past but now will have 16 teams competing in the Big West starting in 2026-27. "We are thrilled to become a ...