Michigan State tells football coach Mel Tucker it will fire him for misconduct with rape survivor
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State tells football coach Mel Tucker it will fire him for misconduct with rape survivor

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan State informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker on Monday that he will be fired without compensation for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy in a sordid case that dates back more than a year. “The notice provides Tucker with seven calendar days to respond and present reasons to me and the interim president as to why he should not be terminated for cause,” athletic director Alan Haller said in a statement released by the school. If Tucker does not present “sufficient reasons to dispute” multiple contract violations, the school will fire him Sept. 26, three days after the program’s Big Ten opener in what was hoped to be a bounce-back year for the Spartans. It told Tucker he is being fired for “breaches” in his contract and for engaging “in any conduct which constitutes moral turpitude or which, in the university’s sole judgement, would tend to bring public disrespect, contempt or ridicule upon the university.” Tracy is known for her work with college teams educating athletes about sexual violence.

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Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sues university over his firing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sues university over his firing

Associated Press  

Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual harassment. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Michigan accuses school officials of undertaking an “improper, sham investigation” of allegations that Tucker sexually harassed and exploited …

Utah State fires coach Blake Anderson following investigation into alleged Title IX violations
5 months ago

Utah State fires coach Blake Anderson following investigation into alleged Title IX violations

New York Times  

Utah State has officially fired head coach Blake Anderson for cause, two weeks after the school said it intended to fire him following an investigation into alleged Title IX violations. “Coach Anderson’s legal team believes this decision — as well as USU’s deliberately inflammatory July 2 press release — violate the terms of Coach Anderson’s employment agreement and the implied …

Utah State informs football coach Blake Anderson he will be fired for cause after Title IX review
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Utah State informs football coach Blake Anderson he will be fired for cause after Title IX review

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOGAN, Utah — Utah State informed football coach Blake Anderson on Tuesday that he will be fired for cause after an external review of allegations that he hadn’t complied with Title IX policies regarding the reporting of sexual misconduct cases. Utah State also said associate vice …

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching
1 year ago

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA sent Michigan a notice of allegations related to impermissible on- and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and coaching activities, potential violations that led to the school’s self-imposed three-game suspension of Jim Harbaugh to start the season. Harbaugh returned …

Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme
1 year ago

Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge said Monday in a social media post he had no knowledge of the alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme for which the NCAA is investigating the Wolverines and that he was fired for failing to abide by the school’s directive …

Michigan State Says Fired Football Coach Violated Its Sexual Harassment Policy
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan State Says Fired Football Coach Violated Its Sexual Harassment Policy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michigan State University found that its former football coach Mel Tucker violated the school’s sexual harassment policy after launching an investigation into allegations brought forward by a rape survivor and activist. According to a USA Today investigation from September, activist Brenda Tracy filed a Title IX complaint against Tucker in December 2022 alleging that he sexually harassed …

Mel Tucker violated Michigan State’s sexual harassment policy, university investigation finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Mel Tucker violated Michigan State’s sexual harassment policy, university investigation finds

New York Times  

A Michigan State hearing officer has determined that former head football coach Mel Tucker violated the university’s sexual harassment policy during a phone call with Brenda Tracy, a sexual violence prevention advocate hired by the university, in April 2022, Tracy’s attorney, Karen Truszkowski, said in a statement Wednesday. GO DEEPER Timeline of sexual harassment allegations against Mel Tucker, MSU's investigation …

Michigan State hearing officer rules Mel Tucker sexually harassed Brenda Tracy, her attorney says
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan State hearing officer rules Mel Tucker sexually harassed Brenda Tracy, her attorney says

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A Michigan State University hearing officer has determined that former football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed and exploited rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy, according to her attorney, Karen Truszkowski. Tucker’s agent, Neil Cornrich, said the hearing officer’s report was filled with “countless factual and legal …

Jim Harbaugh promised a ‘gold standard’ for Michigan football NCAA compliance. What now?
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Harbaugh promised a ‘gold standard’ for Michigan football NCAA compliance. What now?

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Five weeks ago, Jim Harbaugh stood in front of reporters and talked about setting a “gold standard” for rules compliance. Though he considered Michigan’s compliance to be exemplary, he talked about implementing new policies to “make sure I don’t ever get sidelined again.” “We’ve done an incredible job,” Harbaugh said then. Even if the facts are …

No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigation into allegations of sign-stealing
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigation into allegations of sign-stealing

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Michigan announced Friday it has suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing it is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by Wolverines opponents. The Wolverines, who started their season with coach Jim Harbaugh serving a university-imposed three-game suspension …

Michigan State Fires Coach Mel Tucker Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan State Fires Coach Mel Tucker Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

Huff Post  

FILE - Michigan State coach Mel Tucker walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Richmond, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. via Associated Press 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 …

Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract
1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 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 …

Mel Tucker’s attorney: Michigan State doesn’t have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex
1 year, 2 months ago

Mel Tucker’s attorney: Michigan State doesn’t have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex

Associated Press  

Mel Tucker’s attorney said Monday that Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach because Tucker did not “engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior” when he had phone sex with an activist and rape survivor who the university paid to speak to his team. Belveal also cited Tucker’s “serious medical condition” in stating that the embattled …

Mel Tucker's attorney: Michigan State doesn't have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex
1 year, 2 months ago

Mel Tucker's attorney: Michigan State doesn't have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mel Tucker's attorney said …

Trotter: Mel Tucker should be fired for insensitivity, stupidity
1 year, 3 months ago

Trotter: Mel Tucker should be fired for insensitivity, stupidity

New York Times  

Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2023. “I, with the support of administration and board, have provided Mel Tucker with written notice of intent to terminate his contract for cause,” MSU athletic director Alan Haller said in a statement. Let me count the ways: — Tucker has admitted to making sexual comments and masturbating during …

Michigan State football after Mel Tucker: Spartans coaching job pluses, minuses and candidates
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State football after Mel Tucker: Spartans coaching job pluses, minuses and candidates

New York Times  

Michigan State needs a new football coach. Michigan State was willing to spend at a national championship level because Tucker led a top-10 team at the time and because Tucker had leverage — MSU didn’t want to lose another coach to LSU. The timing is better this time around Luke Fickell might be Michigan State’s coach right now if Mark …

Updated: Who could replace Mel Tucker? Michigan State football coaching candidates
1 year, 3 months ago

Updated: Who could replace Mel Tucker? Michigan State football coaching candidates

New York Times  

Mel Tucker is done as head coach of Michigan State football after what has been a stunning few weeks of allegations and revelations at the university. Jake Dickert, Washington State, head coach The 40-year-old Dickert has done an impressive job providing desperately-needed stability in a program that has been rocked by every issue imaginable the past five years. Other candidates …

Michigan State plans to dig into source of leak in Mel Tucker investigation
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State plans to dig into source of leak in Mel Tucker investigation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State is looking into the source of a leak that led to Brenda Tracy’s identity being revealed as part of an investigation into her allegations that suspended football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed her. Tracy’s attorney, Karen Truszkowski, said last week …

Larry Nassar survivor says Michigan State’s latest mess shows it hasn’t learned from past
1 year, 3 months ago

Larry Nassar survivor says Michigan State’s latest mess shows it hasn’t learned from past

Associated Press  

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State missed an opportunity to provide some clarity about who was aware of sexual harassment allegations against Mel Tucker and what school leaders knew about them when its athletic director and interim president announced the football coach was being suspended without pay. While the investigation into the allegations was completed July 25, Michigan State interim …

Suspended Michigan State coach calls harassment allegations false and outside scope of Title IX
1 year, 3 months ago

Suspended Michigan State coach calls harassment allegations false and outside scope of Title IX

Associated Press  

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker said Monday that allegations of sexual harassment against him are “completely false” and the intimate phone call he had with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy is outside the scope of both Title IX and school policy. Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller suspended Tucker without pay Sunday, less than 24 hours after …

Mel Tucker, Michigan State football coach, faces suspension without pay amidst sexual misconduct investigation
1 year, 3 months ago

Mel Tucker, Michigan State football coach, faces suspension without pay amidst sexual misconduct investigation

Hindustan Times  

On Sunday, Michigan State University made the announcement that it has suspended its head football coach, Mel Tucker, without pay, while awaiting the resolution of a sexual misconduct investigation involving him. EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 09: Mel Tucker head coach of the Michigan State Spartans looks on before a game against the Richmond Spiders at Spartan Stadium on September …

Michigan State’s Mel Tucker denies sexual harassment allegations, calls intimate conversation ‘mutual’
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State’s Mel Tucker denies sexual harassment allegations, calls intimate conversation ‘mutual’

New York Times  

Content warning: This story addresses allegations of sexual harassment and may be difficult to read and emotionally upsetting. Editor’s note 9/27: Michigan State fired Mel Tucker for cause, saying he brought ‘public disrespect’ upon university Suspended Michigan State coach Mel Tucker defended his conversation with Brenda Tracy in the face of sexual harassment allegations, saying in a Monday statement that …

Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michigan State suspended football …

Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed a rape survivor
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed a rape survivor

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year. Michigan State may fire Tucker for …

MSU coach Mel Tucker faces sexual harassment allegations amidst ongoing investigation
1 year, 3 months ago

MSU coach Mel Tucker faces sexual harassment allegations amidst ongoing investigation

Hindustan Times  

Michigan State University is currently conducting an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against head football coach Mel Tucker. EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 09: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans reacts after a touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the Richmond Spiders at Spartan Stadium on September 09, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan. …

Jim Harbaugh: Michigan good place to be despite challenges
1 year, 10 months ago

Jim Harbaugh: Michigan good place to be despite challenges

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh has had an eventful offseason, from interviewing with the Denver Broncos to talking with the NCAA about possible violations in Michigan’s football program and firing an assistant coach under investigation by police. “Compare us to perfect, and we’re going to come up short in the major areas,” Harbaugh said Thursday in his first remarks …

Michigan: NCAA looking into potential football infractions
1 year, 11 months ago

Michigan: NCAA looking into potential football infractions

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan announced Friday that it has received notice from the NCAA that it is looking into potential rules infractions in the Wolverines football program. “Out of respect to the NCAA’s enforcement process, we will not offer further comments.” The investigation is believed to involve impermissible texts and calls — including some by coach Jim Harbaugh — …

Jim Harbaugh expects 4 Michigan State players to be charged
2 years, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh expects 4 Michigan State players to be charged

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh expects the four suspended Michigan State football players involved in roughing up two members of Michigan’s team to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said later Monday that it would be irresponsible …

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