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Woodruff, MSU board say they didn't know details of Tucker allegations until Sunday

The Detroit News

Top Michigan State University officials, including interim President Teresa Woodruff, revealed Monday that they were unaware of the specific allegations made against coach Mel Tucker for nearly 10 months until the details broke early Sunday in the media.

Woodruff and the university's board released a statement and made comments Monday acknowledging that she and the board were notified in December that a complaint had been made against the university's head football coach, but no specific details were given, including the identity of the accuser, as part of university protocols and best practices for Title IX and Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct-related cases.