:lol: I'm sure that Hornet fans are excited about the level of athletic talent that Marion is bringing in but it remains to be seen if he can create a supportive, cohesive, team chemistry with so many new players coming in from so many different schools including several players that have have been booted out for behavior problems and/or criminal offenses.

Marion continues to mine the portal for highly rated players. Sam Adams ll, a RB from the U of Washington, has committed to Sac. Adams had 41 P4 offers out of high school including the very top P4 schools. He has been at UW for 5 years already but did not play in the first 2 years. A lot of current Sac players have been transferring out lately to make room for all these new recruits.

Yes, according to verbalcommits.com . I thought he was out of eligibility. The portal closes today also. Not sure if the following applies to Borra:

Francesco Borra is the 6th Aggie to enter the portal. He was injured and missed the entire 2024-25 season.

Bear Tenney a TE from Utah has committed to Sac. Tenny was a highly recruited player out of high school. He had 39 FBS offers which included most of the big Power 4 teams. He originally committed to Nebraska on April 24, 2024 and decommitted in November. He committed to Utah in December and enrolled in school there in January, 2025. He then entered the portal on April 16 and committed to Sac on April 21.

The video on YouTube of the assault has been viewed 1.5 million times and has nearly 11,000 comments most of which are highly critical of the lack of consequences for both players.

Sac brings in yet another player with a troubled past. Diesel Gordon, a redshirt freshman safety from the U of Washington, was suspended during fall camp last year and again after 2 days of spring practice this year as a result of being arrested for alleged 4th degree assault.

After his upbeat beginning last spring, he was suspended in fall camp for breaking team rules, according to DeBoer, and he was banished once more at the beginning of this ongoing spring football practice.

In the latest episode, the 6-foot, 164-pound redshirt freshman from Arlington faces allegations of fourth-degree assault in an incident involving him and suspended running back Tybo Rogers and a cyclist in what was termed "road rage" in a Seattle police report. Rogers similarly has been charged with sexual assault and has been suspended a second time, if not a third time, from the team.

https://www.si.com/college/washington/huskies-diesel-gordon-enters-portal

What a mess...

Andrej Stojaković has entered the portal from Cal. He's 6'7 and averaged 17.9 ppg last season. He has entered with a "Do Not Contact Tag" which means this:

A "do not contact" tag in the NCAA transfer portal means a player entering the portal is not open to random calls or messages from coaches. It essentially allows the player (or their representatives) to control who they communicate with, giving them more control over the recruitment process. This tag often, but not always, indicates the player has a preferred destination in mind or is managing their recruitment through an agent.

It sure would be great if he contacted the Aggies!

As far as I can tell we have the following:

Sione Losé - senior next year
Carl Daughtery Jr - senior next year
Nils Cooper - junior next year
Connor Sevilla - junior next year
Marsalis Roberson - not sure if he will be a junior or a senior next year since he on played in one game for 3 minutes this past season.
Brayden Fagbemi - transferring in - junior next year
Isaiah Chappell - sophomore next year
Jalen Stokes - incoming freshman
Chase Rawlins - incoming freshman

He did not play last season so he'll be transferring as a redshirt freshman.

Jacob Gilchrist, 6'7 SG, is the 5th Aggie to enter the portal. He joins Tamba, Mani, Sangster and Unuakhalu.

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Marion has added another highly rated player with a history of problems. He obviously believes in giving players with troubled backgrounds an opportunity to turn things around and has brought in a ton of talent via the portal. It will be interesting to see if he can establish the kind of discipline and cohesive, team chemistry necessary for success on the field with the roster he has built.

Michigan State dismissed defensive end Itayvion Brown from the team last month. The move comes after he was indefinitely suspended from the team beginning in February and later an incident on March 17 that has resulted in Brown facing multiple gun charges.

Brown's legal representative entered a not guilty plea Friday morning for him during a virtual hearing in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. Brown's not guilty plea -- on felony charges of carrying a concealed weapon and a misdemeanor charge of firearms possession while under the influence -- comes just under a month after the alleged incident. MLive's Matt Wenzel first reported the charges.

Whole article here: https://michiganstate.rivals.com/news/michigan-state-dismissed-dl-itayvion-brown-from-team-following-gun-charges?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADnH5kEiMLYTuv1joV5LRxy3ocB7ClOJtuCayxRYovrzQb2C-9DxdjxkZkVcsSdIsYnx61HgoUmoPkOyzTYMgiRdj5JiZfIEgesO5UsJG9Glprc4NEiwCUZW6_IILqamIpcJSGAoJR80GbmnzsjjqdTycMNLjXI8FHqraxCViXlk

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In front of a record-setting spring game crowd of over 7,000 fans, the Sacramento State football team completed its offseason practice with the annual Spring Game at Hornet Stadium on Sunday.

In a controlled setting, the offense accumulated over 500 yards and scored 10 touchdowns while the defense intercepted a pass and forced five tackles-for-loss, including three sacks.

"Sacramento is a football town and we're going continue to make sure we have a great fan experience to bring fans here and give them a great product on the field to be proud of," Sacramento State head coach Brennan Marion said. "I just told the players that's it's really about their work and commitment to the program that's got excitement going and the buzz and the energy. None of this happens without the players' hard work and what they've done. I'm just very grateful to everybody in Sacramento who showed up and supported us."

Whole article here: https://hornetsports.com/news/2025/4/13/football-record-breaking-crowd-watches-offensive-explosion-in-spring-game.aspx