MSU to terminate Mel Tucker as head football coach due to sexual harassment allegations.

Michigan State University announced on September 18th that they will be terminating the contract of head football coach Mel Tucker following accusations of sexual harassment. Alan Haller, the school's Vice President and Director of Athletics, stated that they had given Tucker a written notice of intent to terminate for cause and he was given seven days to present reasons why he should not be let go.

The accusations stem from a personal relationship between Tucker and Brenda Tracy, a mother and nurse who is an advocate for sexual abuse survivors. She claims that he made her feel uncomfortable with sexually explicit comments and that he masturbated during a phone call in 2022. Tucker maintains that the interaction was consensual and that Tracy initiated it.

The school believes Tucker's actions are a material breach of his contract and a form of moral turpitude that has brought disrespect to the university. If terminated, Tucker will no longer be the highest-paid Black college football coach in history, a position he was appointed to in 2021. It marked only the second time a Black man has held the head coaching position at Michigan State University.

The university will now wait for Tucker's response before officially terminating his contract. In the meantime, he remains suspended without pay from all team activities.

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