{"id":167510,"date":"2026-02-07T01:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167510\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T01:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:13:12","slug":"yes-an-hbcu-is-going-to-play-sacramento-state-this-season-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167510\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, an HBCU is going to play Sacramento State this season after all"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mississippi Valley State will open the 2026 football season on the road against Sacramento State, marking the first-ever meeting between the two programs.<\/p>\n

The game is scheduled for Sept. 5 in Sacramento, California, according to FBSchedules.<\/a><\/p>\n

The nonconference matchup gives the Delta Devils an early opportunity to test themselves against a program steadily climbing the Football Championship Subdivision ranks\u2014and possibly beyond.<\/p>\n

Sacramento State has been one of the Big Sky Conference\u2019s most consistent performers in recent years, posting multiple playoff appearances and conference titles since 2019.<\/p>\n

In recent months, the Hornets have also made headlines for exploring a potential move to the Football Bowl Subdivision.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sport<\/a>Photo: Sacramento State University<\/p>\n

Athletic department officials have studied feasibility options for joining a Group of Five conference, citing growing fan support, competitive success, and the expanding footprint of West Coast football.<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s recent football investment highlights its push to raise national visibility.<\/p>\n

For Mississippi Valley State, the trip to California represents a chance to measure progress. The Delta Devils continue to rebuild in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and view early-season games like this one as critical experience builders against quality FCS competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mississippi Valley State will open the 2026 football season on the road against Sacramento State, marking the first-ever…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-167510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-sacramento","9":"tag-sacramento-headlines","10":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}