San Diego State University Football

FootballAugust 06, 2025SDSU Continues Fall Camp on WednesdayThe Aztecs are now seven practices into fall camp.FootballAugust 12, 2024SDSU Football Begins Week 3 of Fall CampAztecs begin third week of fall campFootballDecember 06, 2023Darian Hagan Named Aztec Running Backs CoachFootballDecember 06, 2023Darian Hagan Named Aztec Running Backs CoachFootballDecember 05, 2023Head Coach Sean Lewis Announces Staff Updates

Jeff Sobol joins the San Diego State coaching staff as its head of football performance. Head coach Sean Lewis announced his hiring on December 5, 2023. Most recently, Sobol served as the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Akron. Prior to Akron, he spent five years at Kent State as the head football sports performance coach. Sobol has spent six seasons total on Lewis’ staff including a year at Bowling Green early on in his career. After the Flashes went 3-1 in a shortened 2020 season, Sobol was part of another historic season for the Flashes in 2021. The team set records for total offense and passing yards en route to a MAC Championship appearance and a berth in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Sobol was part of the Flashes' historic 2019 season in which they picked up a 51-41 win in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl. It was the first bowl win in Kent State history. Prior to Syracuse, Sobol also worked with current Flashes’ head coach Sean Lewis at Bowling Green. In addition to football, he worked with the Falcon baseball and softball teams. A three-year starting defensive lineman at Eastern Illinois, Sobol transitioned into the sports performance field at his alma mater. He was a graduate assistant, working closely with the Panther football team. Earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Eastern Illinois, Sobol also played three seasons in the Arena Football League.

Justin Truong TITLE Football Recruiting Communications Coordinator PHONE 619-594-7197 EMAIL aztecsfootballrecruiting@sdsu.edu

Bio entering the 2021 season At San Diego State San Diego native Pierre Cormier enters his first season as as a graduate assistant with the Aztec football program and will help coach the defensive backs. Collegiate Coaching Experience Worked a student assistant during his first two years with the Arizona coaching staff in 2016-17, helping tutor the running backs and wide receivers. In addition to his coaching duties, he completed weekly opponent breakdowns and signaled during all practices and games in that role. Moved over to the defensive side of the ball for his next three seasons in Tucson from 2018-20, serving as a graduate assistant for the Wildcats. In that capacity, he also led scout offense unit meetings and daily practices, as well as communicating personnel, formations and route concepts from the booth during games. Also assisted the Arizona recruiting department during pre-signing day campus visits and summer official visits while evaluating and communicating with prospective student-athletes. Collegiate Playing Experience Signed with Arizona after a stellar prep career as an all-purpose back at Madison High School in San Diego, where he was listed as a four-star recruit by Scout.com. Sat out as a redshirt as a freshman in 2013. Switched to pursue a coaching career after medically retiring in June 2014. Education Cormier holds two degrees from Arizona, earning a bachelor of general studies in social behavior and human understanding in 2017 before graduating with a