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Michigan State football announced further details of its restructured coaching responsibilities Friday, naming defensive analyst TJ Hollowell as the 10th on-field assistant coach. Hollowell is in his fourth season as a defensive analyst with the Spartans after arriving from Coastal Carolina.
The decision means that former head coach Mark Dantonio, who recently returned to serve as associate head coach and to assist acting head coach Harlon Barnett in the transition process, will not be one of the 10 assistant coaches allowed on the field.
“Mark Dantonio is an excellent football coach and it’s been great having him back in the building this week,” said Barnett. “Coach D brings the calming presence, the wisdom, and the knowledge of being a head coach. He is a tremendous resource for our staff and players and is willing to help with all aspects of the operation.”
Barnett was named as acting coach and Dantonio was brought back after Mel Tucker was suspended Sunday, Sept. 10 after a USA Today report detailed sexual harassment allegations against Tucker from sexual assault survivor and national advocate Brenda Tracy. Tucker admitted to investigators that he masturbated during a phone call with Tracy in 2022, but said he believed it was consensual.
Former Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio watches warm up before the Peach Bowl against Pittsburgh at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.
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Since the allegations came out, Tucker has released a statement calling an upcoming hearing on the matter a “sham” and saying the phone call was a “mutual, private event between two adults living on the opposite side of the country.”
The latest announcement from MSU still does not make it…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2023-09-15 20:12:58
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