Colorado State parts ways with defensive coordinator Tyson Summers during 56-26 loss to Oregon State​

Colorado State made an abrupt change at defensive coordinator on Saturday night.

After the Rams lost 56-26 at home to Oregon State, Colorado State coach Jim Mora Jr. told reporters that the team had parted ways with defensive coordinator Tyson Summers.

However, that parting appeared to happen during the game and not after it.

Mora said that Summers was replaced as the team's defensive play caller during the first half of the blowout loss and multiple reporters noted that he did not return to the sideline.

"Tyson was relieved of his play-calling duties. He left the field and he is no longer with this football program," Mora said in his postgame media session, before following up with "that is a permanent."

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Summers was replaced by assistant coach Kenny McClendon as the team's play caller. Per CBS Sports, McClendon will be the team's new defensive coordinator.

The loss dropped Colorado State to 2-3 and also further solidified the Rams' status as one of the worst defenses in the country. Entering Week 5, Colorado State ranked 129th out of 138 in scoring defense, allowing 34.2 points per game. And, somehow, the defense was letting up 7.4 yards a play.
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Summers and Mora were in their first year together after Mora was hired as Colorado State's coach at the end of the 2025 season. Summers was Colorado State's defensive coordinator in 2025 under Jay Norvell and was the team's interim coach after Norvell was fired midway through the season. He came to CSU after numerous stops as a defensive assistant following a two-year tenure in charge of Georgia Southern in 2016 and 2017.

BuckBackHome said:

Finally made it through Mindhunter. Great series. Too bad they couldn’t get one more season to just sort of wrap things up.

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It was a travesty that they pulled that show

MGMT said:

trust bri

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I’m not very trustworthy

gmen6981 said:

Paging @Jaxbuck for a play call suggestion.

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Jaxbuck said:

I was doing shit today but saw the 1Q stats. Called Day.

He got the message.

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Just sayin': Don't let him bullshit you; he was "doing shit", but he was actually calling Taco Bell, (i.e. not Day).

In addition to above ↑ post:

Proof Points From Ohio State’s Dominant Win at Iowa, Presented by High Bank Distillery​

38:02

Ohio State had control of the game early on, even if the score didn't necessarily show that. Then, by the end of the game, the score seemed closer than the game actually was.

Not only did the Buckeyes take their first lead less than three minutes into the game and never look back, but thanks to that dominant third-quarter performance by the defense, OSU wore down the Hawkeyes. In that quarter alone, Ohio State had a 9:47-5:13 advantage in time of possession.

OSU ran 74 plays for 484 yards (6.5 yards per play); Iowa had 53 plays for 238 yards (4.5 yards per play). The Buckeyes won the time of possession battle, 38:02-21:56.

After a first quarter in which Iowa had the ball for 8:21 of a possible 15 minutes, Ohio State dominated the time of possession from there.

• First quarter: 6:39-8:21
• Second quarter: 9:53-5:07
• Third quarter: 9:47-5:13
• Fourth quarter: 11:43-3:17

When they needed to make an attempt at a comeback, Iowa's offense had the ball for just 8:30 of a possible 30 minutes in the second half. Ohio State certainly took advantage of the Hawkeyes' fatigue, both through the air and on the ground, as the game went on.

Just sayin': In a road game, with a very hostile/vocal crowd, against a team with an above average (actually the NCAA #1 in opponents scoring allowing only 8 ppg through the 1st 4 games....) defense; he (i.e. the offense) dominated the time of possession with "ball control" from the 2nd quarter on, especially in the 4th quarter.

…just another game? So, they are throwing in the towel already? Say it’s not so, there is still so much football ahead for them.

Looking for the "crazy" part. Florida has been a bottom tier SEC team for years. They're basically Nebraska.

OHSportsFan said:

Passing yards and accuracy are great.

It’s the desire to pick up yards with his feet the last 2 weeks that impresses me - I don’t care if it’s 10 yards or 1 yard.

I think each of those carries has a huge weight with the team. Beyond any first down.

He’s starting to make “winning” plays.

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But now he's running too much instead of passing to the freshman WRs, and they're all going to transfer!!! - A real opinion of a few fans who are also furious OSU isn't running a two minute drill for the entire game.

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High IQ football right there

Fungo Squiggly said:

823 yards and 9 touchdowns through 5 games. There were years not too long ago that the leading receiver wouldn’t get to those numbers in an entire season.

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2011 never forget

Tanner said:

Damn. That's a brutal loss for the Padres. Pretty weird rule that you can play a ball off the roof for an out

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That ball was smoked too

I can think of a better way………..if someone will hook me up with an alibi….

Shot 67 (-4) today and fell back a little into a tie for ninth. The leader is at -23 and Neal is at -16.

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NJ-Buckeye said:

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It won’t feed a family of eight through the long cold winter, but I’ll take it.

Walker with the huge bullrush and QB hit to knock Iowa qb out of the game.

Top trolls from Week 5 college football​

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