It’s a clean sweep.
In a somewhat expected move new Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker will not be retaining any staff members from the Mark Dantonio regime. That is according to a report from Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press.
New MSU football coach Mel Tucker will not retain any of Mark Dantonio's assistant coaches, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Free Press. An MSU spokesman could not comment.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) February 14, 2020
Tucker reportedly met with the remaining staff members at some point Thursday. A few long-time Dantonio assistants had already moved on. Strength and conditioning Coach Ken Mannie announced his retirement on Twitter Thursday morning. Former defensive line coach Ron Burton agreed to join the Indiana staff on Wednesday. And former wide receivers/assistant defensive backs coach Terrance Samuel took the wide receivers and passing game coordinator job at UNLV. Former co-offensive coordinator and Jim Bollman seemingly casually retired on Twitter Thursday evening when his “bio” was changed to “former coach.”
That means, in addition to the names above, Brad Salem, Dave Warner, Mike Tressel, Chuck Bullough, Mark Staten, Paul Haynes, and Don Treadwell will no longer be part of the coaching staff at Michigan State.
Tucker’s contract with Michigan State stipulates a $6 million budget for hiring ten assistant coaches. The process of filling those spots starts now. Tucker currently has a reported offer of around $1 million to Kentucky associate head coach and tight end coach Vince Marrow.
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