Report: Mel Tucker reportedly a head coach candidate at Georgia State

Georgia DC Mel Tucker

November 27, 2016

By Nick Cole, undefined

Could Georgia defensive coordinator Mel Tucker be in and out of Athens in just one season?

According to USA Today’s national college football writer Dan Wolken, Tucker is a candidate for the job opening at Georgia State.

Georgia DC Mel Tucker (former Alabama DB coach) is a candidate for the Georgia State job, person with knowledge tells @USATODAYsports
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) November 27, 2016

Tucker is in his first year as Georgia’s defensive coordinator, after one year as Alabama’s secondary coach, helping Kirby Smart and Nick Saban win a national championship.

Tucker went 2-3 as an interim head coach for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars back in 2011.

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