Mel Tucker is entering his 2nd season as the head football coach of the Michigan State Spartans. Tucker has had a well traveled career that started off as a defensive back at Wisconsin in the early 90’s, and progressed into a GA position for Nick Saban at MSU.
Tucker then spent time at Miami (OH), LSU, and Ohio State before heading to the NFL. Tucker served as the Cleveland Browns DB coach and DC before a run with the Jacksonville Jaguars as DC and interim head coach.
After a two season stint as the Chicago Bears DC, Tucker returned to college football as the assistant head coach to Nick Saban at Alabama.