Suspended Michigan State Coach Calls Harassment Allegations False
September 11, 2023 5:08PM PDT
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. Michigan State won 45-14. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
(Associated Press) – Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker says allegations of sexual harassment against him are completely false.
He also says the intimate phone call he had with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy was consensual and outside the scope of Title IX and school policy.
Tucker responded to Tracy’s allegations in an 885-word response a day after he was suspended by Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller.
Tucker is in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract.
If he is fired for cause, the school won’t have to pay him what’s remaining on his deal.
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