Michigan State University has told Mel Tucker it intends to fire him as head football coach for cause as soon as Sept. 26, the latest development in what is a swift and stunning fall from grace for a man who signed a 10-year, $95 million contract extension less than two years ago.
The university initially suspended Tucker, 51, without pay Sept. 10, pending the results of a Title IX investigation and Office for Civil Rights case over allegations of sexual misconduct. Being fired for cause, if upheld, could cost Tucker more than $80 million.
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