Sacramento State will leave the Big Sky Conference to join the Big West Conference beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, the school announced this week.

The Big Sky Conference announced Sacramento State's departure in a Wednesday morning press release. In its own press release Wednesday morning, the Big West Conference announced t ...

The Hornets will officially join The Big West on July 1, 2026, joining a lineup that includes California Baptist, Cal Poly, ...

Sacramento State University announced on Wednesday that it is withdrawing from the Big Sky Conference following the 2025-26 ...

"This move reflects the passion and perseverance of our entire university community," Sacramento State President Luke Wood ...

Sacramento State’s longshot bid to join the Pac-12 is officially over.  On Wednesday, the Hornets announced that they will ...

Sacramento State has informed the Big Sky Conference of its intention to leave starting June 30, 2026, the league announced ...

Once Sacramento State declared its goal to move its football team to FBS, the Hornets’ days in the Big Sky Conference seemed ...

The additions of Sac State, Cal Baptist, and Utah Valley gives the Big West 12 member schools and makes them the largest ...

Current Big West teams that field football include Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, which competes in the Big Sky Conference; Hawaii, which competes in the Mountain West Conference; and UC Davis, a Big ...

Sacramento State announced Wednesday that it intends to withdraw from the Big Sky Conference, effective June 30, 2026.