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OT: Mel Tucker

Sep 10, 2023, 04:17 PM ET
Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is suspended without pay while the university completes an investigation into claims that he sexually harassed a prominent sexual assault awareness speaker after she was hired to speak with the Spartan team.

Athletic director Alan Haller announced Tucker's interim suspension Sunday night, less than 24 hours after news of the claims against the fourth-year head coach were made public in reports from ESPN and USA Today. Interim university president Teresa Woodruff appeared alongside Haller at a news conference and said she fully supported Haller's decision.

Brenda Tracy, who operates a non-profit company that tries to raise awareness about sexual misconduct especially among college athletes, told university investigators that Tucker sent her gifts, asked if she would date him if he wasn't married and masturbated while on the phone with her without her consent, according to details reported by USA Today Sunday. Tucker told investigators he did take part in the behavior, but that it was consensual.

Any formal decision on Tucker's job status, and the more than $77 million that remains on his contract, isn't expected to be decided until the hearing concludes.

Coaches ruined CJ ....

His strength was hitting the hole quick at full speed and blasting through tackles into the secondary for 7-8 yards. Against psu He hit the hole fast and ran into one of his blockers, yet bounced off and got 4-5 more yards.

Now the coaches told him to not hit the hole as fast, wait on his blocks, and now appear to run slow waiting on his blocks and then try to speed up. He was never able to get full speed and wasn't as powerful runner. Also they had him running wide outside and got run down.

Last night 12-56 yds 4+ avg, he was the 3rd best runner behind JW, 12-110 nearly 10 avg , JA 5-38 over 7avg. Against that team the old CJ should have 80+yds on 12 carries.

Go back to the quick hitter CJ. He's hard to tackle that way.

Nc State updated scoreboard

We are a season ticket holder at State with my son in the band. So I donate to two schools now.

Last year they added the LED lights. This year new scoreboard and sound system. The stadium is old like ours but has an awesome suite section around the press box and made more tweaks this year.

Examples of what we can do.

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