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5 reasons to worry about Luke Wood’s $23M Sac State-MAC football deal | Opinion

Sacramento Bee 23 Feb 2026
Sacramento State’s move to college football’s top rung includes an $18M buy-in and NCAA fees, but key details remain under lock and key ....
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Mailbag: Impact of the Big 12 MBB schedule, Pac-12 expansion geography, Sac State in the ...

East Bay Times 20 Feb 2026
Of the 20 matchups between the conference’s top six teams (Arizona, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas and Texas Tech), 17 were scheduled for late January, February and early March ... Sacramento State is an extreme example.
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Billings Gazette 19 Feb 2026
Also that month, the NCAA denied the school's waiver request to join the FBS as an independent. Sacramento State was facing FCS independent status before the MAC move materialized ... .
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Sac State faces financial burden after move to MAC

Missoulian 19 Feb 2026
The Mid-American Conference will be adding FCS program Sacramento State as a football-only member starting on July 1, the conference announced Monday ... .
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Sac State football gets warm welcome from the MAC. Who are those teams, exactly?

Sacramento Bee 17 Feb 2026
The Hornets in 2026 will play in the higher-division FBS-level Mid-American Conference against schools in the Great Lakes region ....
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Sac State goes to the MAC as conference realignment rages on

Yahoo Daily News 17 Feb 2026
0.00.00 - Sac State to the MAC ... 42.32 - Would a $100 million from Mr ... .
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Sources: MAC to add Sac State for football in '26

ESPN 15 Feb 2026
The MAC presidents have voted to formally add FCS Sacramento State into the league as a football-only member starting in 2026, sources told ESPN ... .
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Sac State to join MAC for football as conference reshuffle continues

The Columbus Dispatch 15 Feb 2026
The MAC, one of the preeminent non-Power Four conferences in college football, is on the cusp adding the West Coast's Sacramento State as a football member in 2026, according to sources reported by ESPN.
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Sac State guard Mikey Williams has seen it all — including rumors that he’s dead

Sacramento Bee 14 Feb 2026
Mikey Williams leads upstart Hornets in scoring, having “grown up a ton” and starring at a place he never expected to be ....
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Sac State President Luke Wood’s FBS aspirations look like a risky agenda | Opinion

Sacramento Bee 12 Feb 2026
Sac State President Luke Wood may see football as a game-changer, but columnist LeBron Antonio Hill explains why it’s no cure-all ....
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Sac State to FBS could cost plenty but investment worth it ‘1,000%’, Luke Wood says

Sacramento Bee 08 Feb 2026
The university president said an eight-figure fee to join an FBS conference would prove to be “great for our school and Sacramento.” ....
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Sac State drops crusher to Big Sky’s top team in front of loud Hornets home crowd

Sacramento Bee 08 Feb 2026
Hornets coach Mike Bibby and Portland State’s coach jawed at each other late in first half as Sac State fell to 9-2 at home ....
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Sac State football signs 12, UC Davis adds 16 in 2nd signing period. Who are they?

Sacramento Bee 05 Feb 2026
The Hornets and Aggies bolstered their rosters after posting winning records in 2025 ....
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Mapu’s moment: Defender goes from Sac State All-American to Super Bowl LX glory

Sacramento Bee 04 Feb 2026
Marte Mapu was a third-round pick of New England in 2023 and has played linebacker, safety and on special teams ....
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