Colorado State defensive coordinator Tyson Summers departs mid-game against Oregon State

Colorado State University has parted ways with defensive coordinator Tyson Summers during a 56 to 26 loss against Oregon State, as CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports both report. CBS Sports reported that Summers left the team mid-game after being replaced as defensive playcaller, while The New York Times reported he was fired in the first quarter of the 30-point defeat. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Multiple outlets, including Yahoo Sports and Denver7, reported that Summers was stripped of his defensive playcalling duties during the first half of the Week 5 matchup. CBS Sports noted that the mid-game coordinator change came as the Rams struggled against the Beavers. [1][2][3][6]

Summers previously served as head football coach at Georgia Southern University from 2016 to 2017, and worked as defensive coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder and Western Kentucky University. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the 56 to 26 defeat came during Colorado State's Pac-12 opener. [10][11]