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Colorado State dismisses defensive coordinator Tyson Summers after 56-26 loss to Oregon State

Colorado State has dismissed defensive coordinator Tyson Summers after a 56-26 home loss to Oregon State, its third straight defeat. Head coach Jim Mora had removed Summers as play-caller during the game.

2 outlets · 0L · 1C · 1R First reported Account updated
Image: Newsweek
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The story, neutrally told

Mixed · 2Colorado State dismissed defensive coordinator Tyson Summers after a 56-26 home loss to Oregon State on Saturday 3 October, a 30-point defeat. Mixed · 2The person removed was the defensive coordinator, not the head coach; head coach Jim Mora remains in charge, and Newsweek's headline refers to firing a "coach". Centre · 1ESPN's Pete Thamel first reported the dismissal on X, saying Summers was replaced as play-caller during the Oregon State game.

Right · 1According to Fox News, Mora stripped Summers of play-calling before halftime. Summers was on the sideline at the start but disappeared after Oregon State took a 14-0 lead with just over a minute left in the first quarter. Right · 1Speaking to reporters after the game, Mora said he had relieved Summers of play-calling and that Summers "made the decision on his own to leave the field". Right · 1Co-defensive coordinator Kenny McClendon took over play-calling, but Oregon State scored 21 more points in the second quarter and led 35-14 at halftime.

Mixed · 2The loss was Colorado State's third in a row after a 2-0 start with wins over Wyoming and Southern Utah; the Rams also lost to BYU and UTSA (59-45), and Newsweek says the defense allowed an average of 52 points per game across the three losses. Mixed · 2Summers joined Colorado State in 2025 and became interim head coach for the last five games of that season after Jay Norvell was fired; Newsweek says he went 0-5. Mora, in his first year at Colorado State after four seasons at UConn, kept him as defensive coordinator. Centre · 1Newsweek says assistant head coach, defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator Kenny McClendon is the most likely replacement as coordinator for the rest of the season.

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Centre1 outlet

Framing
Newsweek leads with the 30-point loss and a three-game losing streak. Its headline says a team fires a "coach", though the article is about the defensive coordinator.
Emphasis
Season record, defensive points allowed, and Summers' career résumé.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention Summers leaving the field or Mora's post-game comments.
Charged language
“last straw”“blowout”
For example
“Saturday’s 56-26 loss to Oregon State was the last straw for head coach Jim Mora” — Newsweek

Right1 outlet

Framing
Fox News (OutKick) leads with Summers disappearing from the sideline during the game, framing it as a spectacle.
Emphasis
The sideline exit, Mora's quote, and the failed play-calling change.
Leaves out or plays down
Gives little of Summers' career background, and does not say who is likely to take over as coordinator.
Charged language
“embarrassed”“bolt from the contest”“quite the stir”
For example
“it's the manner in which he was dismissed from his duties that has understandably caused quite the stir” — Fox News
“Colorado State was embarrassed on its own turf by Oregon State” — Fox News