The No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets (8-2) look to claim the Big Sky Conference title against No. 10 UC-Davis (8-2) on Saturday.
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Sacramento State and UC-Davis collide in the Causeway Classic between the rival California schools on Saturday.
“There’s a lot of pride in it, a lot of emotion,” UC-Davis head coach Dan Hawkinson said according to Joe Davidson of The Sacramento Bee.
Besides bragging rights, the Sac State Hornets can take home a second Big Sky Conference title. UC-Davis will look to improve its FCS playoff positioning.
“I mean, yeah, it’s Sac State, it’s a rivalry and whatnot, but at the end of the day, it’s a game,” UC-Davis senior defensive back Isaiah Thomas told the media via the Spokesman-Review. “We’re trying to win the game. That’s our goal. And we’re trying to go to the playoffs.”
The Hornets have a seven-game winning streak going while the Aggies look to bounce back from a loss last week to Eastern Washington. UC-Davis leads the all-time series with Sac State 46-21, but the Hornets won the last time they played in 2019.
“They’re really selfless, they’re well prepared and a joy to be around,” Sac State head coach Troy Taylor said about his squad according Davidson. “It’s nice to win. They enjoy being around each other and going to school. We don’t have prima-donna guys. They play for each other. It is nice to win, but it’s all the, all the little things, the day-to-day enjoyment. You get to play 11 (regular-season) games. You’d like to win them all, but you’ve got to enjoy the other stuff, too.”
Sac State has a potent offense, which ranks second to Eastern Washington’s high-scoring crew for total offensive yards. Hornets quarterback Jake Dunniway leads the offense with 2,051 yards passing, 11 touchdowns, and three interceptions. He also completes 63.3% of his passes.
Notably, the Hornets have lost only once to a Big Sky opponent since 2019 under Taylor. That’s a 14-1 mark overall.
“There’s plenty of good players in the area for recruiting, and the high school football around here is incredible; the coaching is incredible,” Taylor said per Davidson. “It’s fun to see Davis doing well. Hawk’s a great guy and coach. We love playing them. It’ll be a great day.”
Getting a win Saturday would set up the Hornets for a potential higher side in the FCS playoffs. The Hornets are 0-1 in its lone playoff appearance in 2019.
“We want to extend the season as long as we can,” Taylor said per Davidson.