State football coach Mel Tucker has been placed on unpaid leave by the university amid an investigation into sexual harassment allegations made by a prominent activist and rape survivor. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett will take over on an interim basis and retired head football coach Mark Dantonio will have a role with the team, the school announced Sunday. previously reported that Tucker had been dismissed, but the school has since stated at Sunday evening's press conference that the coach will be suspended without pay as the investigation continues. McMurphy also reported that school officials will wait until Title IX investigation is completed to finalize the decision to fire Tucker, meaning MSU would avoid paying Tucker's $70million buyout.
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