Apparently Nick Saban Played Major Role In Michigan State Hiring Mel Tucker
by Larry Leo
February 12, 20206 Comments
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Michigan State hired Colorado's Mel Tucker as their next head coach on Wednesday, and apparently, Nick Saban played a major role in helping them fill a role many passed on. Tucker had two stints under Nick Saban: in 2000 he was Saban’s first DBs coach at LSU and in 2015 he was back as an assistant head coach and DBs coach. Per Detroit News...
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“‘I’m very interested in Michigan State having the right person,'” Saban said in the phone call, according to the source. “And they weren’t bashful about asking Nick.”
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In his conversations with MSU officials, Saban is said to have stressed Tucker’s recruiting efforts, as well as his ties to the South, which is a football recruiting hotbed. Tucker was defensive coordinator at Georgia for three seasons. Saban also stressed to MSU that a mix of college and NFL coaching experiences is a plus, rather than an imbalance toward one over the other.
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