Michigan State is moving on from long time head coach Mark Dantonio and have hired former Georgia defensive coordinator Mel Tucker.
Dantonio spent 16 years as the Spartans’ head coach, finishing his career there with a .641 win percentage and a 7-5 bowl record. Tucker on the other hand has been climbing the coaching ranks year by year.
Tucker began his coaching career in 1997 at Michigan State as a graduate assistant. He bounced around from college and the NFL as a defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator, winning 2 National Championships with Ohio State and Alabama.