DeJean's fourth-quarter punt-return TD lifts Iowa over Michigan State 26-16
Cooper DeJean's 70-yard punt return with less than four minutes to play helped give Iowa a 26-16 win over Michigan State on Saturday night.
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Cooper DeJean's 70-yard punt return with less than four minutes to play helped give Iowa a 26-16 win over Michigan State on Saturday night.
A day after Michigan State University officially fired football head coach Mel Tucker, his attorneys sent a notice to preserve records to the university for possible litigation.
Michigan State acting coach Harlon Barnett says the Spartans are very close to a breakthrough.
Michigan State University officially fired head football coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Mel Tucker's attorney says Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach after Tucker acknowledged having phone sex with an activist and rape survivor because he did not "engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior" or violate his contract.
Taulia Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns and also ran for another and Maryland's defense forced five turnovers Saturday as the Terrapins beat Michigan State 31-9.
Michigan State hosts Maryland, desperately needing a win just days after the school told suspended coach Mel Tucker it intends to fire him and a week after getting routed by No. 8 Washington.
Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker responded Tuesday after the university said Monday it intends to fire him for cause following a sexual harassment allegation.
The university says Jones Day, a law firm out of Detroit, will handle the investigation.
In the statement, athletic director Alan Haller says Tucker has seven calendar days to respond "and present reasons to me and the interim president as to why he should not be terminated."
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 473 yards and four touchdowns and Jack Westover had three scoring catches to lead No. 8 Washington to a 41-7 victory over Michigan State, playing their first game without suspended coach Mel Tucker.
An attorney for Brenda Tracy, a woman who accused suspended Michigan State coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment, says her client had no intentions of releasing her identity.
Michigan State has stumbled from scandal to scandal, including the sexual abuse attacks by sports doctor Larry Nassar.
Azzam Elder, the attorney for some of the survivors in the Larry Nassar case, said MSU's handling of allegations has been unchanged since then.
The third-year head coach is accused of sexually harassing activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.
