Mel Tucker, Michigan State Battle Over $95M Contract
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. NCAA Leaps to Block Mario Chalmers NIL Lawsuit Last Wednesday, Michigan State and members of its administration and board of trustees motioned to dismiss the lawsuit, which asserts Tucker suffered “hundreds of millions of dollars” in damages. Two days later, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney said he read the defendants’ motion and, without expressing a view on the motion’s merits, the Michigan-based judge...
Connor Stalions says Michigan State was one of 2 Big Ten teams that didn't cheat
If you're sick of hearing about former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions, you're not alone. The center of the Michigan cheating scandal has been making headlines for the past year, or so, and it feels like the twists and turns of the story just never end. Earlier this week, Stalions appeared on Taylor Lewan's podcast and spoke about his scandal and he also had some things to say about Michigan State football.
Next on the Athlon Network: Celebrity Journalist DeathMatch
Surely you cannot be Sirius. NBC and Sirius college football reporter Nicole Auerbach and Action Network college football insider Brett McMurphy duked it out on social media yesterday in a way that deserves its own MTV Claymation special. The two got into a kerfuffle over whose reporting was more ...
Jonathan Smith contract: Where Michigan State football's coach ranks nationally, Big Ten
Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith is the 22nd-highest paid coach in college football in 2024, according to the newly updated USA TODAY Sports coaching salary database. Smith is in Year 1 of a rebuild at Michigan State after signing on with the Spartans mere hours after the 2023 season ended, leaving his...