What’s going on with the coaches in the Big Ten? From Pat Fitzgerald to Mel Tucker to Jim Harbaugh, they seem to be finding new ways to get in trouble. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2023
Michigan State University football coach fired after rape survivor accused him of sexual harassment Mel Tucker was suspended on 10 September after a bombshell report that detailed allegations from rape survivor Brenda Tracy The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Michigan State officially fires football coach Mel Tucker The school said Wednesday that it terminated what’s left of Tucker’s $95 million, 10-year contract for acknowledging actions that subjected the institution to ridicule, breaching his contract and moral turpitude. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 27, 2023
Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker in part for having phone sex with activist and rape survivor Michigan State has fired Mel Tucker, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having phone sex with an activist and rape survivor The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Michigan State Officially Fires Mel Tucker The school formally ended Tucker’s tenure Wednesday, but the path ahead remains muddied. Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2023
Mel Tucker's attorney: Michigan State doesn't have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex Mel Tucker’s attorney says Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach after Tucker acknowledged having phone sex with an activist and rape survivor because he did not “engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior” or violate his contract The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Michigan State After Mel Tucker: What Happens Now The allegations against Mel Tucker, Big Ten expansion and the future of college athlete compensation will all impact the Spartans’ search. Sports Illustrated · Sep 22, 2023
Mel Tucker Responds to Michigan State’s Notice That School Intends to Fire Him He remains the subject of a Title IX investigation and is unlikely to coach another game for the Spartans. Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2023
Michigan State intends to fire football coach Mel Tucker Tucker is in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract and if he is fired for cause, the school would not have to pay him what’s remaining on his deal. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023
Michigan State Announces Intention to Fire Mel Tucker For Cause The Spartans football coach is accused of sexual harassment. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18, 2023
Michigan State tells football coach Mel Tucker it will fire him for misconduct with rape survivor Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller has informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker he is being fired for cause without compensation for his conduct with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Will Michigan State’s Mel Tucker survive this scandal? As usual, his defense is suspect The former Bears defensive coordinator is suspended without pay after an investigation into claims of sexual harassment. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2023
Larry Nassar survivor says Michigan State's latest mess shows it hasn't learned from past Michigan State has stumbled from scandal to scandal, including the sexual abuse attacks by sports doctor Larry Nassar The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Michigan State’s Mel Tucker Denies Wrongdoing After Sexual Harassment Allegation The university suspended the coach without pay on Sunday. Sports Illustrated · Sep 11, 2023
WEKU · Sep 11, 2023 Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after sexual harassment allegations Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay after allegations in a report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 11, 2023 All Signs Point Toward Mel Tucker’s Eventual Dismissal From Michigan State Michigan State has more than enough reasons to part with the football coach who so recently was hailed as the program’s savior.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 10, 2023 Michigan State Had No Choice But to Act Fast With Mel Tucker Given the university’s recent, ugly history of inaction in the face of sexual misconduct, there is only one way the Tucker saga can end.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 10, 2023 Michigan State suspends football coach Mel Tucker after sexual harassment allegations Tucker is in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract and if he is fired for cause, the school would not have to pay him what’s remaining on his deal.
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023 Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor Michigan State has suspended football coach Mel Tucker after allegations became public that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year
Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022 SDSU athletics director says it’s ‘absolutely not true’ that football program ignored rape allegations SAN DIEGO — The director of San Diego State University’s athletics department said Monday that the school had not ignored allegations that members of its football team had been accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl last fall.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 SDSU defends handling of Araiza gang-rape allegation inquiry San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke says he didn’t know star punter Matt Arazia had been accused of participating in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at an off-campus party in October until a civil lawsuit was filed last week