Stingers Up - The Sacramento State Football Podcast with Jason Ross

The Sacramento State Hornets made history on Saturday night with a win over Montana in OT to start (7-0) for the first time in school history.  The game was on national tv for the first time in school history as well and the analyst on the call was Dustin Fox and he joins us on Stingers Up this week.  Plus, we catch up with a key member of the Hornets defense in senior Marte Mapu.  All of that and...

Episode 9 is jam packed with great Sacramento State Football coverage.  We recap the convincing win at Eastern Washington last weekend.  We look ahead to the showdown Saturday night at home as #2 Sacramento State hosts #7 Montana.  A couple of guests stop by as we catch up with kicker Kyle Sentkowski as well as former Hornet player/coach and now current tv analyst Darren Arbet.  Enjoy another edit...

The Hornets improved to 5-0 and we recap the 55-7 home win over Northern Colorado.  How good is this team?  We ask that and much more to our guest Cameron Salerno.  Cameron has covered the Hornets for the Sacramento Bee and he helps us preview the matchup this weekend against Eastern Washington.  Can the Hornets match their best start ever and go 6-0?  All that and more in episode 8 of Stingers Up...

This week we break down the win by the now 4th ranked Sacramento State Hornets over Cal Poly.  Joining us on the show we talk with Senior wide receiver Pierre Williams.  We reflect on his amazing career as one of the all-time great Hornets.  We also look ahead to Saturday's home game against Northern Colorado.  Stingers Up.  See our website for privacy information.

We look back at the Hornets great weekend in Fort Collins when Sacramento State defeated the Rams of Colorado State 41-10.  Big Sky play begins this week for Sacramento State as we preview the matchup with Cal Poly.  Finally, we close out with a guest from football operations, Garret Wolfe.  Garret does it all and is truly one of the unsung heroes of the football program.  See our website for priv...

This week we take a look back at the Hornets road win at Northern Iowa.  Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill was in attendance at the game and we caught up with him.  We preview the Saturday match up with Colorado State and take a trip down memory lane when the Hornets defeated two FBS teams, in wins over Oregon State and Colorado.  See our website for privacy information.

Fresh off the bye week, we catch up with senior offensive lineman Brandon Weldon.  Brandon shares his story on how he got to Sacramento State and everything he has been through on his football journey with the Hornets.  We also preview Saturday's game at Northern Iowa.  See our website for privacy information.

Episode 3 of the Stingers Up Podcast is a recap of the season opening win over Utah Tech.  We look back at the game and analyze the first performance of the season with game highlights too.  Plus, former Sacramento King and current Stockton Kings Head Coach Bobby Jackson was the honorary captain and we caught up with him at the half to talk about the Hornet program.  See our website for privacy in...

This episode takes a look at the 2022 Sacramento State defense and special teams.  We visit with Coach Thompson, Paulson, Valeria, Whitfield and LaPan.  It is also game week as the Hornets open up the season at home against Utah Tech and we look back at last year's season opener against the Trailblazers.  See our website for privacy information.

Season 2, Episode 1 of the Stingers Up Sacramento State Football Podcast.  On the 2022 season debut episode we visit with all the offensive coaches.  You will hear from Coach Taylor, Coach Richardson, Coach LaPan, Coach Fresques, Coach Agnew and Coach Osborne.  The coaches will share their insights on each of the position groups they lead and what we can expect from them in 2022.   See our website...

A look back at the playoff loss to the South Dakota Jackrabbits and a reflection on an incredible season for the Sacramento State Football team.  Plus, we talk about our next episode when we will look at the upcoming recruiting class for Hornet football.  See our website for privacy information.

On the playoff edition of the Stingers Up podcast, Jason takes a closer look at this week's Sweet 16 matchup with South Dakota State.  The play-by-play voice of the Jackrabbits Tyler Merriam shares his thoughts on the matchup and gives us a preview of what to expect from South Dakota State.   See our website for privacy information.

On this week's episode we look back at the win over rival UC Davis in the Causeway Classic.  We also highlight all the Big Sky honors achieved by the 2021 Hornets.  We preview next week's playoff game with @tedemerich who will be on the call of the UC Davis vs. South Dakota State game for ESPN and then will call the game at Sacramento State next week too.   See our website for...

It's Causeway Classic week.  #11 Sacramento State heads across the Causeway to face rival and 10th ranked UC Davis.  The Hornets are playing for a chance to win the Big Sky Championship.  We preview the game with the voice of UC Davis football Scott Marsh and also take a look back at the Hornets 7th consecutive win when they defeated Portland State last Saturday.  See our websi...

This week Jason looks back at the win over Cal Poly and previews this weekend's game against Portland State.  He also catches up with long snapper Dustin Cognetti, holder Sam Clark and kicker Kyle Sentkowski on their roles in the record setting weekend.  Television voice of the Hornets Dave Lewis also stops by to talk Hornet Football in this action packed episode.  See our website f...

This week Jason looks back at the win over Northern Colorado as the Hornets moved into a tie for first place in the Big Sky conference.  Cameron Salerno of the Sacramento Bee joins the podcast to talk about this year's team and the play of Cameron Skattebo.  In the last part of the podcast a preview of the game on Saturday vs. Cal Poly.   See our website for privacy information...

On this episode we recap the thrilling homecoming shutout of Northern Arizona.  Defensive coordinator Andy Thompson joins the podcast to talk about the stellar play of the Hornet defense.  Also a preview of Northern Colorado and a trip down memory lane as we look back at the Great Greeley Grab back in 2007 when the Hornets won at Northern Colorado on a Hail Mary to end the game.  Se...

A look back at the first ever win over Montana in Missoula for the Sacramento State football program.  Jason reflects on the win with analyst Steve McElroy and sideline reporter Danny Sullivan.  As the Hornets prepare for Northern Arizona we take a look back at the crazy finish two years ago in Flagstaff and preview this Saturday's homecoming matchup against the Lumberjacks.  See ou...

On episode 4 of the Stingers Up podcast, Jason takes a look back at the win over Southern Utah.  Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee stops by to talk about the program and we get a preview of the Montana game with the radio voice of the Grizzlies Riley Corcoran.  Game recap 2:00-6:00 Joe Davidson 7:00-19:00 Riley Corcoran 20:00-31:00 See our website for privacy information.

After a bye week the Hornets get back to action against Southern Utah.  This week we catch up with senior middle linebacker Marcus Hawkins and discuss his time at Sacramento State and his goals for the rest of the season.  Stingers Up! See our website for privacy information.

This week Jason takes a look back at the Hornets opening game of the Big Sky at Idaho State.  The Hornets went to Pocatello and won behind a second half shutout by the defense and 3 field goals by Kyle Sentkowski.  Brian Berger also joins the show to discuss the 23-21 win and reflect on the first 4 games as the Hornets are enjoying a week off with their bye.  See our website for pri...

In the first episode of the Stingers Up Football Podcast, Jason Ross takes a look at the first three games of the 2021 season for Sacramento State.  He recaps the opener vs. Dixie State, the home opener vs. Northern Iowa, and the final non-league game against Cal.  The Cal game was on the Pac 12 network and Jim Kozimor had the call.  He joined Jason to talk about what he saw from Sa...