Michigan State Fires Coach Mel Tucker for Bringing Ridicule to School, Breaching His Contract

Michigan State Fires Coach Mel Tucker for Bringing Ridicule to School, Breaching His Contract
Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on July 26, 2023. Darron Cummings/AP Photo
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Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having what he described as consensual phone sex with an activist and rape survivor.

The school said 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.