Michigan State coach Mel Tucker accused of 'repeatedly made false statements to investigators': report

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Earlier this week, Michigan Stated initiated the process of firing head football coach Mel Tucker for cause following a sexual harassment allegation.

Last November, MSU announced that Tucker had signed a 10-year, $95 million contract. On September 18, the university sent a letter from athletic director Alan Haller to the third-year and said his contract could be terminated early if the coach "engages in any conduct which constitutes moral turpitude or which, in the university's reasonable judgment, would tend to bring public disrespect, contempt or ridicule upon the university."

Tucker is accused of sexually harassing prominent sexual assault awareness speaker Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year. According to the report, Tracy and Tucker developed a friendship over her advocacy work, but the relationship changed in April 2022 when he allegedly masturbated during the phone call. 

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Michigan State Spartans head coach Mel Tucker during the Big Ten Conference Media Days on July 26, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. (James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Tucker admitted to masturbating, but stated that his actions were part of a consensual intimate relationship. Tucker has since been suspended without pay. MSU hired an independent investigator to examine the allegations. 

A recent report from the USA TODAY suggested that the embattled coach has not been completely truthfully throughout the investigation. 

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According to the report, Tucker was in a