Mel Tucker releases official statement, announces suspensions after UM tunnel altercation

Mel Tucker releases statement, initial suspensions as a result of tunnel altercation at Michigan Stadium

Mel Tucker has released a statement regarding his team and its involvement in the altercation in the Michigan Stadium tunnel following the Michigan State and Michigan rivalry game on Saturday night.

In the statement, Tucker revealed Itavion ‘Tank’ Brown, Angelo Grose, Zion Young and Khary Crump were suspended for their actions in the tunnel until the conclusion of investigations by the schools, law enforcement and the Big Ten.

Additional student athlete participation and contributing factors are being investigated.

You can read the full statement via Tucker’s Twitter page:

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