"I wanted to learn the 3-4 and be in that Mel Tucker-Kirby Smart-Nick Saban system that has had the success it has had," said Summers, who earlier this week was named Colorado's defensive coordinator on Tucker's first staff in Boulder. "It's been really successful for them, and for me, it was a great way to get into the 3-4 world. We're going to be very similar here to what Georgia has been the last three years with Coach Tucker."
Summers wants to make sure that devotion and dedication to sound technique and fundamentals are a staple of Colorado's defense.
"No matter what kind of defense you run, it starts with being fundamentally sound," Summers said. "When you have great fundamentals and great technique, then you can always be attacking. We're going to be a team that is always attacking and one that is known for the effort we play with. When you do that, you create big plays. We want to create takeaways and not give up explosive plays."