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The off-field turmoil that has engulfed Michigan State over the past few years is apparently hindering the team’s coaching search. Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell was the Spartans’ top candidate for the role. The school interviewed him on Sunday and made it clear that the job was his if he wanted it. According to David Jesse of the Detroit Free Press, however, Fickell and his wife Amy had significant concerns about the campus culture, and that played a role in Fickell’s decision to turn down the job and stay at Cincinnati. Michigan State was aware of Fickell’s reservations and sent senior associate athletic director for compliance Jennifer Smith along to the interview to try to deal with the coach’s concerns, but she was clearly unsuccessful in doing so. The years of controversy that have surrounded Michigan State are clearly weighing on the school. While the Larry Nassar scandal is not related to the football program, it has cast a shadow on the university since 2016 and led to the resignation of former presi
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