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Michigan State Spartans football coach Mel Tucker talks to the media on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in East Lansing.
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Tucker, who coached one year at Colorado, already got off to a postponed start with the Spartans even before the pandemic.
MSU worked with Tucker on Feb. 12 to change Mark Dantonio, who retired eight days previously as the schools winningest coach after 13 seasons. The Spartans first spring exercises under their brand-new coach got canceled in mid-March when the NCAA shut down group activities, four days before practice was arranged to start.
July 22, MSUs summertime exercises were halted and Tucker and his team placed into a 14-day quarantine after a player and 2 personnel members evaluated favorable for COVID-19. That quarantine was arranged to end Tuesday.
The Spartans are coming off a 7-6 season and win over Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl in Dantonios last game.
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Michigan State players sing the fight song with Sparty, after the 51-17 win over Western Michigan at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Saturday, September 7, 2019. ( Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press).
Mel Tucker and his wife Jo-Ellyn along with sons Joseph and Christian get here for journalism conference revealing Mel Tucker ending up being the new Michigan State football coach Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. ( Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press).
The Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday exposed it plans to play 10 conference video games and one nonconference opponent this fall, with hope of starting competitors the week of Sept. 7.
The Southeastern Conference on Thursday announced it prepares to play 10 games only versus conference opponents, with Sept. 26 the time frame to start competitors. SEC practices are set to open Aug. 17.
The Big 12 on Monday revealed its strategies for a 10-game schedule, nine versus conference challengers and one nonconference video game.
[Seven Michigan State athletes favorable for COVID-19 in latest round of screening ] [Why Michigan State footballs practices this month are the most significant under Mel Tucker ] MSUs game against Michigan, initially set up for Oct. 10 in East Lansing, has been moved up a week to Oct. 3 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The Spartans other marquee home video game against Ohio State stays set up for Oct. 17, with a bye week now in between the game with the Wolverines. A 10th video game at Nebraska was added for Nov. 21, the final week of the routine season.
Here is a take a look at the remainder of the Spartans brand-new schedule:.
Sept. 5: Minnesota.
Sept. 12: at Maryland.
Sept. 19: Northwestern.
Sept. 26: at Penn State.
Oct. 3: at Michigan.
Oct. 10: Bye.
Oct. 17: Ohio State.
Oct. 24: Rutgers.
Oct. 31: at Iowa.
Nov. 7: Indiana.
Nov. 14: Bye.
Nov. 21: at Nebraska.
The Big Ten on July 9 became the first Power 5 conference to reveal its strategy to play just conference games and remove nonconference competition in football and all other fall sports. The Pac-12 rapidly followed a day later and Friday revealed its 10-game plan that is set up to begin Sept. 26, with preseason camps allowed to start Aug. 17.
MSUs game against Michigan, originally scheduled for Oct. 10 in East Lansing, has actually been moved up a week to Oct. 3 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The Spartans other marquee house video game versus Ohio State stays scheduled for Oct. 17, with a bye week now in between the video game with the Wolverines. Minnesota broad receiver Rashod Bateman and Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons will not play this season due to concerns over the security of playing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and both will begin preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. And Connecticut– an independent– became the very first Football Bowl Subdivision program to cancel its football season about a half hour before the Big Tens 8:30 a.m. announcement Wednesday.
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Mel Tuckers launching at Michigan State will not be versus the challenger he expected if there is college football this fall.
He also would face Michigan sooner than planned. And not in Spartan Stadium.
The Spartans are scheduled to open the 10-game revamped Big Ten-only season in your home versus Minnesota on Sept 5, the conference exposed Wednesday early morning. They were originally supposed to begin the Tucker period that day at house versus Northwestern.
All five of the major football conferences have said players who choose to pull out of playing this season will retain their scholarships and remain in great standing with their respective programs.
A group of Pac-12 gamers have actually threatened to boycott if a season is played. Minnesota large receiver Rashod Bateman and Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons will not play this season due to issues over the safety of playing during the COVID-19 pandemic and both will begin preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. And Connecticut– an independent– became the first Football Bowl Subdivision program to cancel its football season about a half hour before the Big Tens 8:30 a.m. statement Wednesday.
