PAYTON. THANK YOU. WELL RIGHT NOW THE SAC STATE HORNETS ARE GETTING READY TO KICK OFF THEIR GAME AGAINST THE MONTANA GRIZZLIES. AND FANS WILL NOTICE EXTRA SECURITY TONIGHT IN THE STADIUM AND ON CAMPUS. SECURITY QUESTIONS REMAIN AFTER FIGHTS BROKE OUT AND FANS WERE TRAMPLED DURING A CONCERT AT A SAC STATE FOOTBALL GAME. KCRA 3’S DENSON CORTEZ HAS MORE ON THE SECURITY MEASURES PEOPLE WILL SEE AT TONIGHT’S HORNETS GAME. KICKOFF. WHAT STARTED AS A NIGHT OF FOOTBALL QUICKLY SPIRALED INTO A NIGHT OF CHAOS. IT WAS AT ASTROWORLD 2.0 CONCERT. IT WAS MAD. IT WAS BAD. AND THEN WE SEE JUST A CIRCLE FOR HIM. AND THAT’S WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED BREAKING OUT. LAST WEEK, SACRAMENTO STATE FOOTBALL GAME RAISING SECURITY CONCERNS AS FANS WERE JUMPING RAILINGS AND BEING TRAMPLED OVER DURING THE POSTGAME CONCERT THERE. STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. THEN YOU KNOW, THERE’S SOMETHING. YEAH. SOMETHING’S NOT SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT. NOW, ONE WEEK LATER, SACRAMENTO STATE IS STEPPING UP SECURITY AHEAD OF ANOTHER PACKED NIGHT. SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE THE ACTIVITY OF THE GAME, THE EMOTIONS, THE EXCITEMENT OF THAT, THEN YOU HAVE A CONCERT GOING ON AND THOSE ARE USUALLY TWO SEPARATE THINGS. JEREMY CURTIS, SECURITY DIRECTOR FOR EVENT SECURITY SPECIALIST, GAVE ANALYSIS ON THE SITUATION TO KCRA, SAYING THE COMBINED EVENTS CREATE AN ADDED PRESSURE. BUT IN THIS CASE, WE’RE COMBINING IT, SO WE’RE COMBINING THE PEOPLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE COME TO ONE OR THE OTHER EVENT, BUT THEY’RE IN BOTH NOW. SACRAMENTO STATE, ISSUING A STATEMENT TO SOCIAL MEDIA, WRITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP THE RAILING AT HORNET STADIUM WILL BE BANNED AND MAY FACE PENALTIES, INCLUDING ARREST, OUTSIDE OF HORNET STADIUM, INCREASED RAILING AND SECURITY FOR TONIGHT’S GAME AGAINST MONTANA. I HOPE THEY KEEP IT IN CONTROL BECAUSE IF IT GETS WORSE, THEN I MEAN, THIS WHOLE TAILGATE MIGHT JUST GET SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY. AND ANOTHER POSTGAME CONCERT IS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT IN SACRAMENTO STATE, EMAILING STUDENTS, TELLING THEM THAT DISCIPLINARY ACTION WILL BE IN PLACE IF THEY’RE CAUGHT ON THE TRACK AND FIELD FROM SACRAMENTO STATE. DENSON CORTEZ KCRA THREE NEWS. SACRAMENTO STATE SAYS GUESTS WILL NOW HAVE TO WATCH T
Sacramento State enhances security after recent post-game concert leads to chaos
Sacramento State is boosting security at Hornet Stadium for Friday’s Quavo concert following last week’s safety concerns
Updated: 8:08 PM PDT Oct 24, 2025
Sacramento State is stepping up security measures at Hornet Stadium after last week’s football game and post-game Lil Yachty concert led to chaos, with videos showing people rushing the field and being trampled.Jeremy Curtis, security director for Event Security Specialists, explained the situation to KCRA, noting that combining a football game with a concert creates added pressure. “The activity of the game, the emotions, the excitement of that, then you have a concert going on, and those are usually two separate things,” Curtis said. “But in this case, we’re combining it. So we’re combining the people that may or may not have come to one or the other event, but they’re in both now.”Sacramento State issued a statement on social media emphasizing its commitment to safety.”The safety of our students, staff, faculty, and guests will always be our top priority. We want to continue to offer entertaining campus experiences, but we can only do so with everyone’s cooperation,” the statement read. The university has strengthened its crowd management strategy, increased staffing and security personnel, and implemented additional crowd control measures. Guests at Friday’s event must remain in the stands, and those attempting to jump the railing or access restricted areas will be banned and may face penalties, including arrest. For students, such actions will be considered violations of the Student Code of Conduct, resulting in disciplinary consequences.Freshman Rayden Modica expressed a hope for a better experience, saying, “I hope they keep it in control. Because if it gets worse, then, I mean, this whole tailgate might just get shut down entirely.”Rapper Quavo is scheduled to perform at Friday’s game against the ranked Montana Grizzlies. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sacramento State is stepping up security measures at Hornet Stadium after last week’s football game and post-game Lil Yachty concert led to chaos, with videos showing people rushing the field and being trampled.
Jeremy Curtis, security director for Event Security Specialists, explained the situation to KCRA, noting that combining a football game with a concert creates added pressure.
“The activity of the game, the emotions, the excitement of that, then you have a concert going on, and those are usually two separate things,” Curtis said. “But in this case, we’re combining it. So we’re combining the people that may or may not have come to one or the other event, but they’re in both now.”
Sacramento State issued a statement on social media emphasizing its commitment to safety.
“The safety of our students, staff, faculty, and guests will always be our top priority. We want to continue to offer entertaining campus experiences, but we can only do so with everyone’s cooperation,” the statement read.
The university has strengthened its crowd management strategy, increased staffing and security personnel, and implemented additional crowd control measures. Guests at Friday’s event must remain in the stands, and those attempting to jump the railing or access restricted areas will be banned and may face penalties, including arrest. For students, such actions will be considered violations of the Student Code of Conduct, resulting in disciplinary consequences.
Freshman Rayden Modica expressed a hope for a better experience, saying, “I hope they keep it in control. Because if it gets worse, then, I mean, this whole tailgate might just get shut down entirely.”
Rapper Quavo is scheduled to perform at Friday’s game against the ranked Montana Grizzlies.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel