Mel Tucker, Michigan State football (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
Mel Tucker was given the short end of the stick in 2020. He was hired by Michigan State after National Signing Day with zero commits in his 2021 class. He was also hit with a dead period in recruiting about a month after he was hired thanks to the pandemic and never got to recruit in person for his 2021 class.
And then the 2020 season got pushed back and he was forced to try and get to know his players in a condensed, remote offseason.