Melvin Gene Tucker II[1] (born January 4, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Michigan State University from 2020 to 2023. Tucker was the interim head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) for the final five games of the 2011 season.

Oct 28, 2024 · Michigan State’s ousting of head football coach Mel Tucker last year in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal is now at the heart of Tucker’s civil rights, breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against his former employer.

Sep 4, 2024 · Michigan State University fired Mel Tucker nearly a year ago. Here's what's happened since. EAST LANSING — It's been a year since Michigan State University suspended Mel Tucker before...

Sep 27, 2023 · Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller has informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker he is being fired for cause for his alleged sexual misconduct towards a sexual violence advocate...

Jan 23, 2024 · Michigan State University stopped short of issuing the harshest possible sanctions against former head football coach Mel Tucker after disciplining him for sexual misconduct.

May 16, 2024 · MASON — An Ingham County judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker by the woman the school said he sexually harassed.

Sep 27, 2023 · Michigan State University fired head football coach Mel Tucker for inappropriate conduct on Wednesday, a stunning fall for one of the highest-paid coaches in college sports, who signed a record...

Sep 27, 2023 · Michigan State has fired Mel Tucker, 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.

Sep 18, 2023 · 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.

Sep 10, 2023 · 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.