New Sac State Football Coach Promises Fireworks On The Field And Community Service Off Of It

By Larry Hicks | Special to The OBSERVERNew Sacramento State football coach Brennan Marion strode into his introductory press conference with his wife Madison at his side Wednesday afternoon.He wore a medium-grey suit over a buttoned-up Hornet-green polo shirt. An eye-catching brown cowboy hat made of beaver felt atop his approximately 6-foot-1 frame completed this ensemble.“I’m a little bit country; a little bit city,” Marion, the 13th head coach in school history, said to assembled media. He got serious about& styling& when he was an assistant coach at the University of Texas.The brim and the jacket – with “A Cowboy” stenciled near the lapel –& might have been symbolic of a hero arriving to rescue a program in distress.Marion, though, made it clear that is not the case.“I’m excited to be here,” said Marion, thanking God. “I’m thankful to (Sac State) President (Luke) Wood and Athletics Director Mark Orr. They came and treated me first class; came out to Vegas to see me. I knew they were serious about taking football to the next level because of the way that they presented themselves to me and in presenting me with this opportunity.”With the hire, Marion becomes the first Black head...