Overview
- Michigan State accepted a negotiated resolution that includes three years of probation, a $30,000 fine plus 1.5% of the football budget, and multiple recruiting restrictions.
- Fourteen wins from 2022 through 2024 are vacated because three ineligible players competed, including all five victories from the 2024 season, and those players are no longer with the program.
- The NCAA found former staff, notably Saeed Khalif and Brandon Jordan, provided roughly $10,764 in airfare, lodging and other inducements to six prospects on unofficial visits.
- Show-cause orders were imposed on key figures: three years for Mel Tucker with a 30% season suspension if hired, six years for Khalif with a one-season suspension, and five years for Jordan with a one-season suspension.
- The infractions panel faulted an “NFL-style” structure that concentrated off-field control under a general manager and said Tucker failed to monitor, while MSU emphasized self-reporting and cooperation in reaching the deal.