Over the last four seasons, the Jay Norvell era at Colorado State has been an absolute disaster. This season, that hit a fever pitch as the Rams have benched their quarterback and are off to a 2-5 start after losing 31-19 at home against Hawai'i on Saturday night.
On Sunday morning, Colorado state decided it had enough . The Rams fired Norvell effective immediately before they head into Week 9, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.
Defensive coordinator Tyson Summers is expected to become the interim head coach in Fort Collins, according to Pete Nakos of On3 Sports. Norvell leaves Colorado State with an 18-26 record in four seasons as the head coach there.
Norvell did not have a buyout if Colorado State fired him after Dec. 1, but now the Rams will pay him $1.5 million since the