Michigan State University is preparing to offer Mel Tucker, its head football coach, a 10-year, $95 million contract extension to remain with the Spartans. The 49-year-old Cleveland native would be the highest-paid Black coach in the BIG TEN if the offer proceeds . Tucker became a possible candidate at Lousiana State University for the head coach position, which forced MSU hands to extend the contract and offer Tucker a deal that would keep him as Michigan State's long-term head coach. BREAKING: Michigan State is working on a historic 10-year, $95 million contract extension for Mel Tucker, per @reporterdavidj . The new deal would make Tucker the highest-paid African-American head coach in U.S. sports. pic.twitter.com/Uq6ZZr1YdY — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) November 17, 2021 Mat Ishbia and Steve St. Andre, two Michigan State alumni, will reportedly donate towards Tucker's raise and reworked contract. The news of Tucker's extension initially was revealed on the "Inside the...
