SAN DIEGO – Over the weekend San Diego State Football hosted the “First Saturday at Snapdragon” scrimmage. Fans were given the opportunity to come out to the stadium and watch the team compete against one another for the first time since the Spring Game back in May. Now, the program kicks off the third week of fall camp back in the confines of the Fowler Athletic Center.
The day began with multiple team and position group meetings. The players then headed out to the practice fields to the sound of Warren G’s iconic “Regulate” and temperatures in the mid-70s before taking part in special teams’ exercises, various “indy” drills and more on the turf fields. At the halfway mark of practice, the team transitioned to the grass fields where they held 1-on-1 drills and multiple team-oriented stations where the defense and offense faced off.
Head coach Sean Lewis took some time to speak to the media and reflected on the team’s efforts over the weekend at Snapdragon Stadium.
“I thought BJ [wide receiver Bert Emanuel Jr.] had a really nice day. I know we talked about him a little bit, but obviously his development at the wide receiver position has been good. I thought Isaac Lucas has done a really nice job anchoring in the middle, It's funny, it was Big Joe's [offensive lineman Joseph Borjon] birthday there on Saturday and he turned 24, and he's going into year three that was his first practice at Snapdragon, just given his journey. So, it was cool to see him go out there and do his thing. Brady Nassar did some really great things as well. Jalen Thomeson did a nice job also, and then Daishaun Davis, I say with bated breath as a true freshman, he's starting to do some good things, starting to figure it out, and some of the things that we saw in his high school tape are starting to flash, and he's starting to play fast. So those are some guys that did some nice things.”
Alongside coach Lewis, the Aztec’s new offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle sat down to discuss the development of the team’s front line. Last season, SDSU started the same five offensive lineman across all 13 games. The duo of Joseph Borjon and Kalan Ellis return to lead a group comprised of multiple newcomers. O’Boyle has over 20 seasons of experience as an offensive line coach and over 35 years overall, including seven as a head coach. He has spent time at Northwestern, Colorado and worked alongside Lewis at Kent State. In 2021, the Flashes ranked fourth nationally in total offense and third in rushing offense. The team set program marks for both total offense and passing offense. In 2020, the Flashes were third nationally in rushing offense and 11th in passing offense, rushing for over 200 yards each game and throwing for over 300 in all but one contest.
O’Boyle spoke about the numerous players all looking to carve a role out along the offensive line. With three vacated starting spots from last season and 12 new players inside the position room, daily competition has become the norm for the men up front.
“Kalan is [Ellis] back. I know he missed a series the other night in the scrimmage just with a tape issue on his foot. We got him right back in. So that wasn't a big deal. Of course, getting Joe [Joseph Borjon] back, he missed the whole spring but we're finally getting him back. So there are still some good guys competing at that left spot with Joe, and also with Evan [Lawrence] competing at the left guard with Kalen. So, everything's good right now. Isaac's [Lucas] is doing a really good job at center. He's really stepped up, really happy with what he is doing given he has never played the center spot and he's really done a nice job picking that up. Today I moved Charleston [Luniewski] in to get some number two center reps, and he's never played the center spot, and he really did a nice job today too. That's the thing about our offense and what we're doing, it's simple enough for the center to run the show, but you know, if you're a guard, you need to be able to play center also. Hopefully, we'll have the five best on the field here in a couple weeks. On the right side, Dennis Jones is holding a solid right tackle spot, but we could move him inside, depending on the other tackles how they're competing. Of course, your tackles have specific things they must be good at, and the center has to be good at certain things as well. Basically, we're going to put the five best dudes on the field. Mike [Michael Leville Watkins] is at right guard right now. Also, could play center. Could be a left guard also. Mike's athletic enough and smart enough that he can do pretty much everything. If we got in a pinch, he could be a heck of a left tackle because his feet are so good. So, he's doing a nice job.”
One of the newcomers quickly making an impression is Isaac Lucas, a transfer from Ball State. Lucas spent the first three years of his college career with the Cardinals. During the 2025 season he appeared in 11 games including nine starts. While joining the Aztecs as a guard, Lucas quickly emerged as a viable center who has spent the spring and summer working on his ability to anchor the offensive line.
“It's been a lot of hard work transitioning from guard to center. It's not easy, but I feel like I've definitely picked up on a lot of things that have helped me, especially in this offense. I was playing a lot of guard, so I had to learn new steps and had to learn how to identify defensive fronts. It's a challenge, but I can definitely handle it. The coaches trust me enough to be able to play center and control the action up front, control the blocking schemes, all that drives me the most because I don't want to lay any of them down.”
While there will be new faces along the line for the Aztecs, senior Joseph Borjon will look to serve as a mainstay along the left side. Borjon started all 13 games during the 2025 season for the Aztecs. With Borjon anchoring the left tackle position SDSU ranked inside the top 20 of rushing offenses in FBS. The line was also steadfast in the passing game only giving up 18 total sacks, tied for the 25th fewest in all the FBS last season.
Borjon spoke about the growing connection between the offensive linemen saying, “I think we're starting to bond together. We're starting to move as a unit and get things going. We got everybody healthy. That's a big part because on the offensive line you get banged up here and there, but we have been playing a lot of snaps together lately in practice, so that's a good thing. We're starting to get a bond right there.”
Borjon also spoke about the advantages of blocking for a dynamic running back like Lucky Sutton. Sutton was recently named to the Walter Camp award preseason watch list and is coming off a season in which he rushed for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns.
“When seven [Lucky Sutton] is running the ball, we don't have to do much. We just have to get people out of his way, and seven is going to make it happen. He's going to run through arm tackles and break it for big runs. So, we give him we give him a hole and he's going to make one guy miss. So, it's great blocking for a guy like that.”
The Aztecs now enter the third week of fall camp and will prepare for their 12th fall practice this Tuesday. The first game of the season will be a home matchup against the Vikings of Portland State on Saturday, September 5. SDSU’s home slate also includes a non-conference game on Sept. 19 against James Madison (7 p.m. PT), and Pac-12 home matchups with Texas State (Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Fresno State (Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Washington State (Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. PT) and Utah State (Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. PT).
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