Mel Tucker's Future Employment Shut Down

Michigan State University imposes sanctions on ex-coach Mel Tucker for sexual misconduct, stopping short of harshest penalties.

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School opts not to bar Tucker from campus or Spartans events, despite available options under policy.

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Auburn University enforced a similar ban on former associate softball coach Corey Myers in December 2017.

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I could see why they maybe didn’t want to go that far and they just kept it kind of broad,” Ring said.

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Tracy declined to comment, while messages to Tucker and his attorney, Jennifer Belveal, went unanswered.

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Tucker, asserting himself as the true victim, has consistently repeated this narrative.

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Thank You !

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