The announcement of Mel Tucker leaving for Michigan State was unexpected to many people, especially after tweeting his reaffirmed commitment to the University of Colorado over the weekend. Here are three things to know about Tucker’s departure from Boulder.
Tucker’s contract allowed for the easy out
A sum of $3 million for a buyout may seem like a lot, but considering Michigan State will be reportedly paying Tucker roughly two times ($5.3 million plus incentives) more than CU, the out for Tucker was written in his contract from day one. Tucker was scheduled to make a base salary of $2.