The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday that Michigan State is preparing to offer head coach Mel Tucker a 10-year contract extension that will pay $9.5M/year. The move was proactive to head off LSU. MSU lost a previous coach to LSU, fella named Nick Saban. Saban is the only coach currently earning more than what Tucker will be paid if this story and the amounts are correct. On the "couching carousal", as it's now being called, the thinking is that PSU's James Franklin coached himself out of consideration at LSU. Maybe SC, too. The Altoona (Pa) Mirror reported Thursday that James told a booster club luncheon, "I'm not going anywhere." James didn't say if that was by choice or necessity. Publocc can confirm that if PSU loses to Rutgers tomorrow James will definitely not be going anywhere lol.