On Monday, it was announced that Michigan State Spartans head football coach Mel Tucker has been named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FBS Region 3 Coach of the Year.
Tucker is one of five coaches to earn regional honors, joining Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell (Region 1), Arkansas’ Sam Pittman (Region 2), Texas-San Antonio’s Jeff Traylor (Region 4) and Utah State’s Blake Anderson (Region 5). Tucker and the four other coaches are now finalists for the 2021 Werner Ladder AFCA FBS National Coach of the Year award, which will be announced on Sunday, Jan. 9.
Of course, Tucker — in just his second season at the helm for Michigan State — led the Spartans to a 10-2 record and a New Year’s Six appearance with a matchup against No.