COLORADO STATE REPLACES TYSON SUMMERS AS DEFENSIVE PLAY CALLER

Colorado State removed Tyson Summers as the team's defensive play caller during its game against Oregon State, according to reports. One report said Summers was demoted before abruptly leaving the sideline in the middle of the match. A separate account said the university parted ways with him as defensive coordinator while the game was still under way. Colorado State went on to lose the fixture 56-26. Neither report gave a reason for the change.

Summers had been serving as Colorado State's defensive coordinator before the switch was made. According to one report, he was replaced as the team's defensive play caller in the first half of the match against Oregon State. Oregon State's 56-26 win was confirmed in both accounts of the game. The reports did not say who took over defensive play-calling duties for the rest of the match. Details of the circumstances surrounding Summers' removal were not set out in either report.

Neither report cited a statement from Colorado State or from Summers on his status with the programme. It remains unclear whether Summers will continue in any capacity with the coaching staff following the game. The reports did not indicate whether the university had announced a permanent change to its defensive coaching arrangements. No comment from Colorado State's athletics department was included in the coverage. The change in defensive leadership came during a heavy defeat to Oregon State.