MAC Coaches & Commissioner React to Sac State Joining the FBS - MAC Media Day

Monday, August 10, 2026 | 46:15

The Stingers Up podcast is back as Sacramento State begins a historic new era in the FBS and the Mid-American Conference. Jason Ross takes you inside MAC Media Day at Ford Field in Detroit, speaking with commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher and coaches from across the conference about why Sacramento State was the right addition, what “MACtion” is really like, the challenges awaiting the Hornets in their first season and what opposing coaches already think of Sac State’s program. Plus, hear from former Heisman Trophy winner and Bowling Green head coach Eddie George, Eastern Michigan’s Chris Creighton and several of the coaches Sacramento State will face in Year 1.   00:00 - Intro 01:25 - MAC Commissioner 8:48 - Eastern Michigan 14:43 - Bowling Green 22:36 - Ohio 26:25 - Ball State 31:32- Kent State 35:17 - Toledo 40:22 - Central Michigan 44:29 - Outro