Michigan State Football Case Spotlights ‘Moral Turpitude’ Clauses In Coaching Contracts

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer December 30, 2021 was the height of Mel Tucker’s collegiate coaching career. His Michigan State Spartans defeated Pitt in the Peach Bowl and completed an 11-2 season to earn a number eight ranking nationally. Remarkably, it was Tucker’s first full season as head coach. It was also fortunate for MSU that it had found the right man for the job so quickly after the demise of Mark Dantonio, who had led the Spartans for 13 years before abruptly resigning under th