Some big news broke this weekend in the world of football. USA Today reported that Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker had inappropriate sexual contact with a contract employee. The contract employee in question is Brenda Tracy, a prominent activist who was hired by the team to speak out against sexual violence. MSU has since suspended Mel Tucker without pay.

Today, what we know so far about these allegations, and its impact given MSU’s history of handling sexual misconduct.

GUESTS:

• Graham Couch, Lansing State Journal columnist
• Angela Povilaitis, former assistant attorney general of Michigan

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