Sac State Looks To Bounce Back in it's First FBS Home Game

Friday, September 04, 2026 | 32:38

Sacramento State’s first game as an FBS program is in the books, and Stingers Up looks back at the Hornets’ 28–17 loss at Eastern Michigan before turning toward Saturday’s historic home opener against Mississippi Valley State. Head coach Alonzo Carter explains what impressed him about his team’s fight, how Sac State plans to improve offensively and why his philosophy is to “own it, fix it, flush it” after a loss. Plus, breakout receiver Onterrio Smith Jr. joins the show after a career-best nine-catch, 86-yard performance to discuss his journey from Folsom to Sac State, earning a starting role and what representing the 916 during the program’s FBS transition means to him.    00:00 - Intro 1:43 - Sac State vs EMU Highlights 5:32 - Coach Alonzo Carter 20:31 - WR Onterrio Smith Jr. 30:04 - Outro