Georgia Southern named their new head coach Sunday evening when they named Colorado State Defensive Coordinator and Safeties coach Tyson Summers to the position. Summers takes over for Willie Fritz who moved on to Tulane University earlier this month. Summers is a native of Tifton, Georgia so it will be a nice homecoming for him when takes over at Georgia Southern.
Before going to Colorado State, Summers was the defensive coordinator at University of Central Florida. He served there from 2012-2014 where he had a lot of success. He served on the staff in 2014 when Central Florida defeated Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl. Before Central Florida, Summers was at UAB for five seasons and he also served as the safeties coach at Georgia Southern in 2006.
Summers brings a defensive mind to Georgia Southern which is something that is needed. In the past, Georgia Southern has struggled against teams who can throw the ball well and we are hoping that he can address that issue. If that issue can be addressed, the Eagles can look to be an extremely dangerous team going into the future. It seems as if he will look to keep an option style offense as well. On Sunday evening, he tweeted “My family and I are thrilled to be coming home and continuing the traditions of our program. #GATA #Option #Erk #Championships”. With Summers having a history at Georgia Southern, there is a reason to be excited. He knows Statesboro and is familiar with the state of Georgia. As of late, coaches have come and gone but it looks as if Summers could be a coach that would look to stay with the program for a long time. If he can bring some stability, Georgia Southern can look to take it to the next level.
Georgia Southern will look to introduce Summers at a press conference in Statesboro on December 26th. This is a great reason to be optimistic for the Georgia Southern football program, so here is to hoping coach Summers can take the Eagles to the next level.
