Sacramento State opts out of spring football

By JOHN McCALLUM

Managing Editor

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – University officials announced last Thursday, Oct. 15, that they had decided to opt out of the proposed Big Sky Conference 2021 spring football season, becoming the first conference team to do so out of the 13 football playing schools.

Eastern Washington University Athletics Director Lynn Hickey said the news came as somewhat of a shock to the rest of the conference, with schools not finding about Sacramento State’s intentions until that day. The Hornets move does not change Eastern’s plans to take part in a football season moved from fall...