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“AZTECS FOOTBALL-AZTECS AIR ARRIVES”
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Meet Sean Lewis-new head coach at San Diego State.

His resume speaks for itself.
It’s his time on Montezuma Mesa.
The Aztecs new head coach inherits a program that has slipped.
It’s a different era too, with the NIL and Transfer Portal part of everyday life

SDSU brought in 32-transfers.  They had 42-players leave the program within weeks then months after Brady Hoke stepped aside.  The era and success of Rocky Long seems a long time ago.

This suddenly has a feel of what the early Don Coryell years at SDSU became-high octane offenses and explosive Saturday nights.

Lewis’ accomplishments everywhere he coached have been impressive:
..Kent State..(6,907Y) in total offense…(606YPG) on offense
..Syracuse..(456YPG) on offense
..Bowling Green..(546YPG)..(42PPG) on offense
..Colorado..(330YPG) passing on offense

Meet the new leader and what he had to say at his Preseason press meeting.
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Sean Lewis

Get in camp..get team connected…get on field
See where we are at..what we got…how it come together

Players have good idea about Aztec Fast
We have maximized this summer to get foundation laid in playbook
Talk about it…now do it on field

All about the people…we have opportunity to take all the people in building
Build this team..understand-know each other
Players learn then executive what we will teach them

Preseason polls don’t concern me..we have our expectations
This team has incredibly high season based on talent
Day in-day out-grow this thing

We will practice in early mornings..transition get them up-get them fed
Get them into classroom later in the day in afternoon-evenings
Get attention in the morning..and develop solid rythm
Always practiced in morning

QB-AJ Duffy-Danny O’Neil…develop at same time-learning curve
Now we pour into how to execute what we call…but now make the play
We have 24-practices plus walk thru
Both similar kids in terms of talent..both gym rats..love playbook-process
Football IQ hight…very accuarate throwing ball
They feel the speed of the game
Who can make plays and make them around them better
Can they elevate the skill guys around them
Find a way-regardless of circumstance-to get the job done as trigger man
QB must know what each component has to do on each snap
No hard-fast date when we choose a starting QB
Be ready for experience..get better by doing
Think fast-go fast-know fast..that is next
Neither QB has played this type of speed game-that will come

WR-Polk..RB-Cooper..transfers played at Kent State
They have shown Aztecs how to play this playbook
They have put some time and knowledge of this playbook
Cooper production speaks for itself
He is so consistent on field-exceptional player
His production has been amazing-carved out role
We have deep running back room..Marquez Cooper is a proven talent

Kent-SDSU were differently
I inherited winning-success at SDSU
Started at square one at Kent
Whole new staff here
50%-roster is brand new
Each team-each season is different
We are jumping into the water together
Pass information in our systems-up and down in our systems
Roster is eager to know…they want to know how-and-why
The seniors are holding each other accountable

Have to be aware of what’s going on in the trenches..OL-DL
Need to lean on player development..add size-strength
Pieces up front-cohesion of OL are really important
We need body types and skill set upfront to compete
Our 8-week summer conditioning was excellent

We work hard-new foundation in place..get stakes in the ground

MWC coaches have an idea of what we will run..cat-mouse game-speed
SDSU game predicated on speed-skill in space..
Have to match the people with the scheme

New NCAA rules..105-rosters..great to know what rules will be
We will get deeper into the weeds to find out more
115 in camp…30-walkones with this team

Great schedule…great home schedule..yeah let’s go get it
Lost 4-veteran head coaches in MWC..old guard-stepped down..passing on.
8-new head coaches in MWC this year
Fresh faces-great space for league to be in.

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