Mel Tucker is a former football coach at Michigan State University who was accused of sexual harassment by Brenda Tracy, a prominent rape survivor and activist. According to the USA Today report, Tucker is alleged to have made sexual comments and masturbated while on a phone call with Tracy. The university suspended Tucker without pay, pending a resolution of the Title IX case. An investigative report was submitted in July and a formal hearing was scheduled to take place the week of October 5, 2023. However, on September 27, 2023, Michigan State University fired Tucker, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having what he described as consensual phone sex with Tracy during the schools initial investigation.