SDSU coach Sean Lewis said Wednesday morning that there were 4,000 tickets remaining for the game at 32,500-seat Snapdragon Stadium. By mid-afternoon, amid a “flash sale,” fewer than 2,000 tickets remained on TicketMaster website.

San Diego State football gives away thousands of free tickets for Saturday's Cal game to boost attendance at Snapdragon Stadium.

A great way to limit turnovers is to establish a persistent run game. Luckily for the Aztecs, running the ball has been the main identity of their offense early in the season. The tandem of junior transfer quarterback Jayden Denegal and junior running back Lucky Sutton has recorded most of the rushes for SDSU through the first two games.

San Diego State coach Sean Lewis and his staff used an off week to go recruiting for players — and fans. SDSU held community engagement events everywhere from downtown to Pacific Beach to North County;

The SDSU Aztecs gave up 29 unanswered points in a 36-13 loss to the Washington State Cougars. SDSU got out to an early lead, but failed

Coming off an early bye week, San Diego State football is mentally and physically rested as the team gears up to face off against an undefeated Cal Golden Bears squad. Head coach Sean Lewis met with the media on Monday to discuss the team’s approach to the bye week and preview the matchup against Cal.

What followed was the greatest turnaround in program history. The Aztecs won 10 straight games. They went undefeated in Mountain West play, beat Air Force for the conference championship and capped it off with a lopsided victory over Cincinnati in the Hawaii Bowl.