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Colorado State Names Marty English As Defensive Coordinator

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State head coach Mike Bobo promoted Marty English to defensive coordinator on Friday.

English takes over for Tyson Summers, who left to become head coach at Georgia Southern.

A Colorado native, English was the linebackers coach for the Rams in Bobo's first season with Colorado State. English also served as co-defensive coordinator at Colorado State from 2012-14.

English was in charge of the defense in a 28-23 loss to Nevada at the Arizona Bowl last month.

Bobo said he had "lots of very qualified people interested in this job, but we had a very qualified person on this staff who has been a coordinator in this league."

Before arriving at Colorado State, English coached at Northern Colorado and Wyoming.

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