As you can imagine, given the success of our athletic programs that our football head coach job is an attractive role.

Wait…what?

Taylor leaves....Thompson leaves....back-to-back seasons. That is not stable, normal fallout. Sac known as a commuter school - football team turning into an airport.

Between this and comments on the Sac fan site I get the feeling the true believers at the school feel that the Taylor era was the norm. Good for them, fans should feel that way. However it seems to me that Taylor was the exception to the rule. A great hire. I was worried when they lured him from a Pac-12 program, and was right to be worried, but the past few years are not the tradition of Sac athletics. My two cents.

Oh I got it… they could hire Ron Gould! You know got them PAC12 connections.

It's looking like the UNLV OC could be Sac State's guy

Michael Vick took the job at Norfolk St. So all of the Sac St. talk was just noise.

https://www.si.com/college-football/michael-vick-hired-norfolk-state-new-head-coach

Interesting

It would be a good hire for Sac. Young and inventive offensive mind. UNLV had a pretty solid offense this last season. That being said, without significant ties to Sac State you have to imagine that it's a stepping stone if he's successful. That is why I like having a HC with significant toes to the university.

I remember distinctly when Sluka bailed after 3 stellar games (due to non-payment of NIL deal by the Rebs) -- the UNLV offense didn't miss one beat, in fact, started firing even harder.

I want them to bring back Mooshagian...come on, just one more go around Sac...let's goooo...

He's also the developer of the "go-go offense" which looks like a triple option spread combo from what I can tell.

He’s a good OC. Surprising he couldn’t find a better gig this cycle. With that history of making empty promises he’ll fit right in at csus.

From the Sac Bee:

UNLV offensive coordinator Brennan Marion is a finalist and well may be the leading candidate for the vacant Sacramento State football post, The Sacramento Bee has learned through two sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Marion is a hot name in college football, with a wide-open offensive attack he coordinates that goes by “Go-Go” having helped boost a sagging Running Rebels program into a nationally ranked one. No. 24 UNLV is 10-3 and will play Cal in the L.A. Bowl at 6 p.m. Wednesday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

Marion did not make the trip with the Rebels as he aspires to become a head college coach for the first time. He is one of an army of people who have expressed interest in the post at Sacramento State, which closes the listing on Wednesday.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article297214149.html#storylink=cpy

From the Sac Bee:

To clarify, the $54 million the SAC-12 has mentioned is not one lump sum that has been raised or secured but a 10-year commitment from local businesses to commit to the NIL efforts should Sacramento State gain entry into a higher-level conference in the FBS such as the revamped Pac-12 or the Mountain West.

Sacramento State in September announced that it would build a new football stadium to replace 55-year-old Hornet Stadium. That project would not be completed until the 2028 season, and the Hornets could not enter another conference in football without updated football and basketball facilities.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article297214149.html#storylink=cpy

The Vick things is nuts now that he didn’t take the job. They really do jump the gun a bit don’t they…

I suspect that the Vick/Sac reports served their purpose….publicity for both sides, bargaining chip for Vick. Win, win.

Sac's talented RB, Elijah Tau-Toliver, has transferred to Michigan State.

https://x.com/elijahtau25/status/1869112450274234795

Wouldn't be surprised if Jonathan Smith recruited Tau-Toliver at Oregon State a little bit.

Apparently Slack is still in the search and interview stage:

Sacramento State still interviewing candidates for football post, including a Heisman winner
By Joe Davidson

Updated December 19, 2024 10:39 AM

Sacramento State is still talking to candidates for its head football coaching position and has not decided on a candidate as of Thursday morning, school President Luke Wood confirmed with The Sacramento Bee without elaborating.

National reports Tuesday and Wednesday that former UNLV offensive coordinator Brennan Marion had been hired by the Hornets coach were not accurate as no deal had been struck, though both sides have engaged in discussions for more than a week.

The Bee was the first to report that Marion was a finalist to replace Andy Thompson, who after two mixed seasons as head coach resigned Dec. 6 to accept the assistant head coach post at Stanford under Troy Taylor, who coached Sacramento State to Big Sky Conference championships in 2019, 2021 and 2022 with Thompson as defensive coordinator. Thompson coached the program to an FCS playoff berth in 2023 before an injury-ravaged season led to three victories this season.

Marion resigned at UNLV earlier this week, missing the team’s season finale on Wednesday night at the LA Bowl, a 24-14 victory over Cal to cap an 11-win season, tying the program record for victories in a season.

Marion, 37, has earned national praise for his innovative “Go-Go” offense in his two seasons with the Runnin’ Rebels, including this season where UNLV finished nationally ranked for the first time. Marion has been courted by other programs across the country at the FCS and higher-level FBS across for years, including now.

Sacramento State assistant coaches Kris Richardson and Bobby Fresques have had discussions with Hornets top officials about the program in general as both want to remain on staff in some capacity. Richardson is the program’s assistant head coach and offensive line coach and Fresques is Sacramento State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Both coached for years at nearby Folsom High School and were brought into the Hornets fold before the 2019 season by Taylor, who also coached at Folsom.

The Bee has learned through sources with direct knowledge of the situation or through candidates themselves that the following have, at some point, engaged in discussions with Wood and Sacramento State athletic director Mark Orr about the football job:

Reggie Bush: The 2005 Heisman Trophy-winning running back for USC who played in the NFL from 2006-2016 and has recently been a college football analyst on Fox Sports. He has no formal coaching experience.

Jamar Cain: After playing at Valley High School in Sacramento and at Sacramento City College, Cain has had assistant-coaching stops at Missouri State, Cal Poly, Wyoming, North Dakota State, Fresno State, Arizona State, Oklahoma, LSU and now with the Denver Broncos as defensive line coach.

Robert Griffin III: The 2011 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback for Baylor who played for three NFL teams from 2012-2020, he has done NFL analyst work and his podcast, “Otta Pocket.” RG3 has no formal coaching experience.

Lee Marks: A running back at Boise State from 2001-05, Marks was the Fresno State interim coach in 2021 and is the current Memphis running backs coach.

Angus McClure: A Hornets offensive lineman from 1987-91 who was an assistant coach with the school from 1997-2004, McClure has has had assistant coaching gigs at Nebraska, UCLA, Cal and Nevada and is now at Kansas.

Tim Skipper: A linebacker for Fresno State from 1997-2000 and an assistant coach with Sacramento State from 2003-05, including a stint as defensive coordinator, Skipper had assistant-coaching stops at Colorado State, Florida, UNLV, Central Michigan and at Fresno State, including this season as interim coach for a 7-6 team.

Mike Vick: The No. 1 pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, Vick played quarterback in the NFL through the 2015 season. He was in talks with the Hornets last week and earlier this week. He was hired by Norfolk State in his native Virginia, his first coaching post at any level.

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article297358189.html

Did they also try to get Juan Soto? Geez….

This is a joke, right?

The show and dance is getting a little stale IMHO

There's a guy over on the Sac forum saying that Marion is NOT the guy now.

Reggie Bush, was apparently has two current lawsuits against the NCAA, one for defamation, the other for NIL.

Its obvious that Sac is wanting a flashy guy. Since Mahomes is injured, did he interview too?

I'm starting to doubt Sac's vision if this is the best they can do. McClure wasn't a great coach. In fact Cal had a terrible line under him.

I can’t believe this is the extent of their search. The Sac job is pretty attractive. Sounds like the ‘source’ was watching one of those ‘Heisman House’ commercials and just tossed some names out there.

Multiple guys with no coaching experience?

Just hire McClure and be done with all the publicity stunts. They've been interviewing that guy for a decade.

Honest question. How attractive is the Sac job right now, actually? The whole Sac12 thing seems shady at best and they just had a monumental drop off from 2 seasons ago.