Michigan State fired head football coach Mel Tucker on Sunday hours after he was accused of sexually harassing a rape survivor in 2022.
The Action Network first reported Tucker’s dismissal. OutKick later confirmed the news. The Spartans’ will reportedly make secondary coach Harlon Bennett their interim head coach while former head coach Mark Dantonio is expected to assist in some way.
The allegations against Tucker surfaced earlier in the day in a USA Today report. According to ESPN, he was under investigation over the allegations.
Tracy and Tucker first developed a relationship in April 2021, when the two met to discuss Tracy coming to speak for the MSU team. After the first visit, Tucker and Tracy stayed in touch and the relationship became more personal.
They planned two more visits to East Lansing in 2022, one in April and one in July. However, only the April visit occurred before the alleged misconduct happened. Tracy did not attend MSU in July. She says Tucker canceled the visit due to the alleged phone call.
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