LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – An attorney for disgraced Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker said he received the first piece of good news in more than two years after an Ingham County judge dismissed the lawsuit against him filed by a sexual abuse survivor advocate.

Brenda Tracy, who ran the now shuttered nonprofit “Set the Expectation” sued Tucker in October 2024. The lawsuit came more than a year after MSU fired Tucker for cause after an internal investigation found he sexually harassed Tracy during a 2022 phone call. He claimed it was consensual phone sex.

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Tracy’s lawsuit alleged Tucker intentionally sought to damage her reputation and breached a contract related to speaking engagements after that phone call. Tracy had worked with Tucker and the MSU football team in an effort to change the Spartan culture regarding sexual harassment, abuse, and assault.

Tracy’s legal team is considering an appeal. A separate lawsuit Tracy filed against Tucker remains under consideration by the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Meanwhile, Tucker filed his own lawsuit against MSU. It seeks the remaining $75 million left on his 10-year contract at the time of his firing. Tucker is also tied up in divorce court with his wife.