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Former Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker is hit with a lawsuit by the woman who accused him of sexual harassment.

Jonathan Smith seems to be what Michigan State needs, nearly a year after sexually charged allegations against Mel Tucker rocked the program.

Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, saying they wrongfully fired him and violated his constitutional rights in response to sexual harassment allegations.

Former head football coach Mel Tucker is suing Michigan State University over his firing.

An appeal by former Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker of the findings in a sexual harassment case which led to his firing has been denied.

The report alleges none of the MSU Board of Trustees knew Tracy’s name before it was published in USA Today.

A Michigan State University hearing officer has determined that former football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed and sexually exploited rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy, according to her attorney.

Mel Tucker’s attorney revealed hundreds of previously unreleased text messages from Brenda Tracy, presenting them as new evidence that undermines Michigan State’s decision to fire the head football coach.

An attorney for fired Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker wants university officials and representatives to preserve all documents related to the investigation, citing a potential lawsuit against the university.

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.

Mel Tucker’s attorney says Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach after Tucker acknowledged having phone sex with an activist and rape survivor because he did not “engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior” or violate his contract.

This has been about as trying a football season for the Michigan State Spartans, and it’s just three games old.

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker says he's “disappointed — but not surprised” that the school intends to fire him for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.

Suspended Michigan State football coach issued a scathing response after the university informed him that he will be fired for cause.

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller has informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker he is being fired for cause without compensation for his conduct with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.

Michigan State University said Monday it intends to fire suspended head coach Mel Tucker with cause after a sexual harassment investigation became public last week.

Michigan State has stumbled from scandal to scandal, including the sexual abuse attacks by sports doctor Larry Nassar.

The writer who broke the news about sexual harassment allegations against Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker talked about how he learned about the case, why MSU waited until now to suspend Tucker, and what’s next.

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker says allegations of sexual harassment against him are completely false.

He called the investigation “devoid of any semblance of fairness,” and that his upcoming hearing would be “so flawed that there is no other opportunity for the truth to come out.”

Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker has been suspended due to sexual harassment allegations, and assistant coach Harlon Barnett will take over on an interim basis, with Mark Dantonio returning to help.

Michigan State University held a news conference on Sunday to provide an update on the football program after sexual harassment allegations against head coach Mel Tucker became public.

Michigan State University has suspended head football coach Mel Tucker after sexual harassment allegations against him became public, according to reports.

San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke says he didn’t know star punter Matt Arazia had been accused of participating in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at an off-campus party in October until a civil lawsuit was filed last week.