After such a big, emotional victory over Cal, the question was posed: How does San Diego State avoid a letdown this weekend at Northern Illinois?

In SDSU coach Sean Lewis’ estimation, the Aztecs already have had their letdown.

It came in the 36-13 loss at Washington State that followed a season-opening 42-0 win over Stony Brook.

“The hard lesson we already learned,” Lewis said. “From Week 1, we had a really nice win. We probably felt ourselves a little bit too much. Felt a little bit overconfident and we didn’t respect the process of winning.

“So we’ve already learned that hard lesson that we can’t grow complacent and we can’t not respect what winning requires each and every single day. That’s the process. That’s the hard work. That’s the focus. That’s the toughness that the team showe

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