萨克拉门托州立大学足球项目提前升级FBS，新帅卡特仅两月面临大考

萨克拉门托州立大学足球队在2月获得中美洲联盟(MAC)邀请，提前一年从FCS升级至FBS1。这一加速转型给新任主教练阿隆佐·卡特(Alonzo Carter)带来了巨大挑战——他从1月底接手球队，仅两个月便要适应大学体育的更高水平竞争1。

球队为这次转变做了充分准备。名单中有72名新人，其中包括从弗雷斯诺州立大学回归的四分卫卡森·康克林(Carson Conklin)1。为支持球队建设，学校提供了约700万美元的NIL资金1。首场FBS比赛将于9月14日在东密歇根大学进行，而9月19日主场对阵北达科他州立大学的比赛将在ESPN主频道直播1。

升级至FBS为萨克拉门托州立足球项目打开了新的机遇之门。自1968年以来，球队首次有机会参加碗赛1。与此同时，学校其他运动项目加入了大西部联盟，包括加州的10所学校和犹他谷大学1。

Sacramento State has been invited to join the Mid-American Conference and move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision, accelerating its transition by one year from the original timeline 1. The university accepted the invitation in February, positioning the Hornets football program for a significant step up in collegiate athletics 1.

Leading the rapid transformation is new head coach Alonzo Carter, who took over the program just two months before the FBS transition 1. Carter brings an unconventional background, having previously worked as a dancer and choreographer for MC Hammer 1. Despite the compressed timeline, the team has assembled a roster featuring 72 newcomers, including quarterback Carson Conklin, who transferred back from Fresno State 1. The university has committed approximately $7 million in Name, Image and Likeness funding to support the program's transition 1.

Sacramento State will begin its FBS schedule with a road matchup against Eastern Michigan on September 14 1. The team's home game against North Dakota State on September 19 will be broadcast on ESPN's main channel 1. With the move to FBS, the Hornets now have the opportunity to participate in postseason bowl games for the first time since 1968 1. Meanwhile, the university's other athletic programs are joining the Big West Conference, which includes ten California schools and Utah Valley University 1.