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The Florida Gators have hired former Georgia Southern head coach Tyson Summers to be defensive analyst. Summers will coach under Dan Mullen. and work with Florida defensive coordinator Todd Grantham to try to improve the Gators’ defense.
Florida’s defense could not stop Oklahoma or Alabama in their two last games of the 2020-2021 college football season.
Tyson Summers previously coached at the University of Georgia in 2018 and in 2005. Summers served as a defensive quality control coach during his most recent stop in Athens.
Tyson Summers worked at Georgia following his brief stint with Georgia Southern from 2016-2017. During his time with the Eagles, he went 5-13. Summers was fired midway through the 2017 campaign following a winless start to the season.
Before coming to Florida, Tyson Summers served as the defensive coordinator for the Colorado Buffaloes. Summers followed Mel Tucker to Colorado and coached there from 2019-2020 without having particularly impressive results.
Tyson Summers did help Colorado get off the field on third down last season. The Buffaloes held opponents to the No. 13 worst third down conversion rate in the country. Both Florida and Colorado allowed over 30 points per game last year.
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