EAST LANSING — It was a flag Mel Tucker didn’t agree with, but he also knew he had no recourse to change the targeting penalty against Cal Haladay.
So Michigan State football’s coach sought clarity from the Big Ten office. What should Tucker and his staff do differently to avoid another such call?
“I just wanted to make sure that I was clear and make sure it wasn't anything that I needed to do as a coach to help improve our situation or whatever,” Tucker said Tuesday. “And really, that's one of the feedbacks I got — there was nothing more that we need to do.