{"id":237294,"date":"2025-10-19T23:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T23:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/237294\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T23:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T23:10:09","slug":"jay-norvell-fired-as-colorado-state-coach-in-fourth-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/237294\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Norvell fired as Colorado State coach in fourth season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Norvell is out as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/colorado-state-rams\/3494\/\" data-autotag=\"b1ef9e58-abf9-4cae-970a-5c7f60e0c9e9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colorado State<\/a> football coach.<\/p>\n<p>CSU officially announced the move the afternoon of Oct. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradoan.com\/story\/sports\/csu\/football\/2025\/10\/19\/who-replaces-jay-norvell-colorado-state-football-coaching-candidates\/86445912007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Who should replace Jay Norvell at CSU? Here are some ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is owed a $1.5 million buyout from CSU, per the terms of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams still have five games left in the 2025 regular season. He&#8217;s the first CSU coach to be fired midseason since Sark Arslanian was let go five games into the 1981 season.<\/p>\n<p>Why was Jay Norvell fired?<\/p>\n<p>Norvell came to CSU from Nevada, where he had built the Wolf Pack into a Mountain West contender.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Nevada team went 8-4, with the last game of the regular season a dominant 52-10 win in Fort Collins against a Steve Addazio-led CSU. Addazio was ejected during that game and fired shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>CSU&#8217;s athletic director at the time was Joe Parker, who hired Norvell to take over from the messy end of the Addazio era.<\/p>\n<p>Norvell went 3-9 in 2022 in Norvell&#8217;s first season at CSU. The Rams then went 5-7 in 2023 and 8-5 in 2024 as CSU made its first bowl game since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>CSU lost 43-17 to Miami (Ohio) in the 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl. Norvell and CSU didn&#8217;t agree to a contract extension in the offseason, meaning he entered the 2025 season on Year 4 of a five-year deal without new terms.<\/p>\n<p>Fan scrutiny quickly escalated in 2025 when CSU narrowly beat FCS foe Northern Colorado, with a controversial refereeing decision helping the Rams avoid an embarrassing loss.<\/p>\n<p>CSU then lost to UTSA, with a decision to go for two and the win in the final minute stirring more discussion. The Rams were meek offensively a week later in a 20-3 loss to Washington State. Then CSU was blown out 45-24 at San Diego State on Oct. 3 to open Mountain West play.<\/p>\n<p>CSU&#8217;s move to the Pac-12 in 2026 is a looming presence. Norvell went 3-9 in his CSU tenur against teams who will be part of the new Pac-12.<\/p>\n<p>CSU president Amy Parsons and athletic director John Weber have taken over leadership roles since Norvell was hired.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/75762106007-usatsi-24541868.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Instant reaction to Colorado State firing Jay Norvell as football coach<\/p>\n<p>Coloradoan reporter Kevin Lytle with quick reaction to Jay Norvell being fired as CSU football coach in the middle of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Who will replace Jay Norvell?<\/p>\n<p>CSU announced defensive coordinator Tyson Summers will serve as the interim for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Norvell contract details, buyout<\/p>\n<p>Norvell&#8217;s salary for 2025 season is $1.9 million. He is owed a $1.5 million buyout from CSU.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Norvell&#8217;s coaching record<\/p>\n<p>Norvell&#8217;s best season at CSU came in 2024 when the Rams went 8-4 in the regular season. He twice hit the eight-win mark at Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>2017: 3-9 (at Nevada)2018: 8-5 (at Nevada)2019: 7-6 (at Nevada)2020: 7-2 (at Nevada)2021: 8-4 (at Nevada)2022: 3-92023: 5-72024: 8-5 (lost in Arizona Bowl)2025: 2-5<\/p>\n<p>Career head coaching record: 51-52<\/p>\n<p>CSU record: 18-26<\/p>\n<p>Follow sports reporter Kevin Lytle on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Lytle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0and Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kevin_lytle\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@Kevin_Lytle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This story has been updated with additional information.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jay Norvell is out as Colorado State football coach. 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