Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Announce Addition of Brown to Staff
1/10/2025 10:04:00 AM | Football
Veteran coach comes from Washington State to coach defensive backs
FORT COLLINS – Tyson Summers has started to build his defensive staff at Colorado State, announcing the addition of Allen Brown who will coach defesnive backs, the program announced Friday.
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Brown comes to the Rams after spending a season with Washington State in 2024 after entering the coaching ranks in 2014 after his playing career at Eastern Washington.
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"Coach Brown is a young, extremely talented and experienced coach," said Summers, the Rams' new defensive coordinator. "He has strong recruiting ties on the West Coast and will bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the defensive room. He has a great coaching background with multiple defenses and is an elite teacher, and I'm excited to have him coach our defensive backs."
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Brown spent the 2023 season as a quality control coach at Florida, a role he held at Cal the year prior. He spent three seasons with his alma mater (2019-21) as the cornerbacks coach/defensive pass game coordinator. During those seasons, he mentored five all-conference performers, including freshman All-American Tre Weed. In 2021, EWU finished No. 7 in the country after reaching the second round of the FCS playoffs.
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Brown's foray into coaching began with being a defensive intern at EWU in 2014, then moving on to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for his first run as a position coach, serving as the cornerbacks coach there from 2015-19.
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Brown played safety at EWU from 2009-13, appearing in 51 career games while collecting 237 tackles, 15 pass breakups and four interceptions. He was a three-time all-conference selection and part of the 2013 national championship team.
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A product of Tacoma, Wash., he graduated from EWU in 2014 with his bachelor's degree in business administration.
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Brown comes to the Rams after spending a season with Washington State in 2024 after entering the coaching ranks in 2014 after his playing career at Eastern Washington.
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"Coach Brown is a young, extremely talented and experienced coach," said Summers, the Rams' new defensive coordinator. "He has strong recruiting ties on the West Coast and will bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the defensive room. He has a great coaching background with multiple defenses and is an elite teacher, and I'm excited to have him coach our defensive backs."
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Brown spent the 2023 season as a quality control coach at Florida, a role he held at Cal the year prior. He spent three seasons with his alma mater (2019-21) as the cornerbacks coach/defensive pass game coordinator. During those seasons, he mentored five all-conference performers, including freshman All-American Tre Weed. In 2021, EWU finished No. 7 in the country after reaching the second round of the FCS playoffs.
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Brown's foray into coaching began with being a defensive intern at EWU in 2014, then moving on to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for his first run as a position coach, serving as the cornerbacks coach there from 2015-19.
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Brown played safety at EWU from 2009-13, appearing in 51 career games while collecting 237 tackles, 15 pass breakups and four interceptions. He was a three-time all-conference selection and part of the 2013 national championship team.
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A product of Tacoma, Wash., he graduated from EWU in 2014 with his bachelor's degree in business administration.
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