In what has been a longtime coming, the Michigan State Spartans officially fired head coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing Brenda Tracy, who has done advocacy work with various college football programs around the country, including in Ann Arbor with Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines.
The repercussions of Tuck’s actions will be felt at MSU for a long time, making a difficult situation even more challenging for whoever takes over. It also makes the decisions of committed recruits harder as well — they don’t know who their head coach would be, and it’s unclear if they will have a firm answer before the early signing period in December.