Mel Tucker, the suspended head coach of Michigan State University’s football team has been formally terminated today. The firing comes about 3-weeks after USA TODAY revealed Tucker was the subject of a Title IX complaint from a University vendor claiming sexual harassments. The University took this termination step 8-days after sending Tucker a letter informing him of their intention to fire him for cause.
Tucker and his legal counsel had 7-days to respond to the for cause assertion. In their final termination letter, Michigan State made it clear that Tucker’s 25-page response did “not provide any information that refutes or undermines the multiple grounds for termination for cause set forth in the [termination] notice.