Michigan State just hired Mel Tucker to coach their football team, is he the right hire?
Early Wednesday morning, news broke that Michigan State is reportedly hiring Mel Tucker to become their next head football coach. http://gty.im/1164957400 Tucker, who previously coached at Colorado, was one of Michigan State’s potential candidates a week ago until he announced that he was going to remain with the Buffalos. Personally, I would have liked to […]
Michigan State Spartans have reportedly hired their next football coach
The Michigan State Spartans have found their new man to lead their football team following last week’s abrupt retirement of Mark Dantonio. http://gty.im/1189687631 Colorado coach Mel Tucker and the Spartans have agreed in principal on a new deal for Tucker to become the next head coach of the Spartans. Despite turning down an offer earlier […]
Yet another Michigan State coaching target reportedly not pursuing job
When Mark Dantonio spoke to the media after announcing on Twitter that he was stepping down as head football coach at Michigan State, he said that candidates would crawl to East Lansing for a chance to coach the Spartans. http://gty.im/858771678 Well, whether Dantonio jinxed the Spartans or if it is something else, candidates are not […]
Report: Mark Dantonio wanted to coach Michigan State in 2020
According to Rico Beard, sources have told him that Mark Dantonio wanted to coach the upcoming 2020 season at Michigan State. http://gty.im/1180665441 Beard’s sources have told him that Dantonio’s plan was to coach in 2020, then retire and pick his own replacement. That plan reportedly went out the window when Dantonio found out MSU had […]
Is the best option to replace Mark Dantonio at Michigan State is still available?
No matter how big of a Mark Dantonio fan you may be, it is not debatable that he left Michigan State in a very tough position when he announced he was stepping down as head football coach. Up to this point, the search for a new football coach has been an absolute disaster for the […]
Three realistic coaching candidates for Michigan State
The Michigan State head coaching vacancy continues to look less and less appealing. Mark Dantonio called it quits last week after claiming his $4.3 million bonus. The program is just 14-12 over it’s last two seasons. Not to mention former staff member Curtis Blackwell is pursuing a lawsuit against the university involving multiple NCAA recruiting […]
New candidate has ‘definite interest’ in replacing Mark Dantonio at Michigan State
On Monday, many Michigan State fans were bummed out when news broke that Luke Fickell had made the decision to remain at Cincinnati rather than taking over the Spartans football program. Now, the question is, what is Plan B for Michigan State? Spartan fans won’t be thrilled with Michigan State’s ‘Plan B’ Well, according to […]
Spartan fans won’t be thrilled with Michigan State’s ‘Plan B’
On Monday morning, news broke that Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell, after talking with his family, has decided to turn down Michigan State‘s offer to become their next head coach. http://gty.im/884671124 Fickell, according to multiple reports, was the guy MSU wanted from the moment Mark Dantonio stepped down but now they will have to move […]
Monday morning Luke Fickell to Michigan State update
UPDATE: Luke Fickell has decided to stay at Cincinnati Report: Luke Fickell makes final decision regarding Michigan State Good morning Spartan Nation! Before heading to bed late last night, we shared a report that the Michigan State Board of Trustees was going to have an emergency meeting on either Monday or Tuesday to vote on […]
Report: Michigan State to interview 2 coaching candidates
This past week, news broke that Mark Dantonio was stepping down as head coach of the Michigan State football team. http://gty.im/1198667990 Ever since Dantonio made the announcement, there has been speculation as to who will be his replacement. Well, according to reports, MSU is set to interview both Luke Fickell (Cincinnati) and Mel Tucker (Colorado) […]
Odds released for Michigan State’s next football coach
In case you have been in a bubble for the past couple of days, we have some big news to report as Mark Dantonio has stepped down as head coach of the Michigan State football team. http://gty.im/1198667990 Now, the big question moving forward is who will the Spartans hire to replace the greatest football coach […]
Luke Fickell says he’s not spoken to anyone from MSU about coaching job
All eyes are upon the Michigan State Spartans to see who will fill the now-vacant head coaching position following the sudden and stunning resignation of long-time coach Mark Dantonio earlier this week. Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell has been pegged by many to be the front-runner for the job, but the man himself said that […]
Pittsburgh HC Pat Narduzzi just took to Twitter to make his future intentions known
On Tuesday, Mark Dantonio announced he was stepping down as head coach at Michigan State. Following the announcement, speculation immediately began regarding who would be the next football coach at MSU. http://gty.im/613600730 One name that has come up over and over again is Pittsburgh head coach, Pat Narduzzi. Narduzzi, of course, was one the defensive […]
Mark Dantonio gives farewell speech to Michigan State fans before game vs. Penn State
Mark Dantonio felt that Tuesday was the right time to step down from the Michigan State football program so that is exactly what he did. http://gty.im/1029856908 The official announcement, which caught many by surprise, came via a tweet from Dantonio himself. On Tuesday night, at halftime of the Michigan State vs. Penn State basketball game, […]
Former Michigan State players take to Twitter following Mark Dantonio’s resignation
The Michigan State Spartans will have a new football coach in 2020 as Mark Dantonio announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down. Following the announcement, several of Dantonio’s players took to Twitter to thank their former coach. Once Mark Dantonio announced he would retire as @MSU_Football head coach, the support from former players came […]
Mark Dantonio defines his legacy at Michigan State [Video]
On Tuesday afternoon, Mark Dantonio took to Twitter and announced to Spartan Nation that he would no longer be coaching the Michigan State football team. http://gty.im/1199925259 Prior to the Michigan State basketball game against Penn State at the Breslin Center, Dantonio held a presser to discuss his reasons for stepping down. After addressing the media, […]