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Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker agrees to 10-year, $95 million contract, sources say

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday agreed to the new contract that made headlines around college football last week, sources confirmed to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.

Tucker signed a 10-year deal worth $95 million to remain with the Spartans, sources confirmed, becoming one of the highest paid coaches in the sport, along the way.

Tucker can thank a group of Spartans donors, who gathered to help complete the deal this month, sources said: Mat Ishbia, Steve St. Andre, Brian Mosallam and Jason Strayhorn.

"Every day I wake up feeling humbled to be the Head Football Coach at Michigan State," Tucker wrote in a letter posted on his official Twitter account.