The State Hornet

1 week ago | statehornet.com | Adam Camarena

Categories: Team offices and meeting rooms moved to the hall at the start of the spring 2025 semester Staff and faculty who work in Sacramento State’s Folsom Hall were stunned to find a new resident alongside them at the start of the spring 2025 semester. Sac State’s football team was silently being moved into the building. The team would be taking most of the third floor for new offices and future meeting rooms as well as temporarily occupying other spaces on the first floor.

2 weeks ago | statehornet.com | Chris Johnson

Categories: The event is a place for ordinary people to tell extraordinary stories A crowd gathered at The Sofia on March 31 to watch four writers and comedians perform stand-up sets for the “In a Nutshell: Storytelling” series. The event was part of a monthly seminar, in which different comedians come to tell personal stories with a humorous tone.

2 weeks ago | statehornet.com | Adam Camarena

Categories: Hornets have added Mike Bibby and Shaquille O’Neal to their men’s basketball program this spring Sacramento State is hiring NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal as the voluntary general manager for the men’s basketball team, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to become the men’s basketball general manager of Sacramento State, sources tell ESPN. It will be a voluntary role for Shaq, whose son, Shaqir O’Neal, also plays for Sac State under Mike Bibby.

2 weeks ago | statehornet.com | Jack Freeman

Categories: Slater becomes fifth Hornet to be drafted in the modern era Sacramento State offensive lineman Jackson Slater has been working toward getting drafted into the NFL for over a decade. On Saturday, his dream became a reality when the Tennessee Titans selected him as the No. 167 pick in the fifth round. This makes Slater the second Hornet drafted in the last three seasons, after safety Marte Mapu was selected in the third round by the New England Patriots in 2023.

2 weeks ago | statehornet.com | Adam Camarena

Categories: Skattebo played two seasons at Sac State and etched himself into the history books Former Sacramento State running back Cameron Skattebo was selected by the New York Giants with the 105th overall pick in the fourth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Before his entrance into the league, Skattebo built a historic college football career, first at Sac State followed by Arizona State.