Harlon Barnett

CTL-E-4325 · Person · other · 2010s-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Longtime Michigan State assistant coach; named acting/interim head coach during Mel Tucker's September 2023 suspension and retained as interim after Tucker's firing.

Notes

RELP99 supporting entity: carried in event CTL-EVT-022713 participants.

Relationships

Michigan State Spartans football — head coach of
Harlon Barnett succeeded Mel Tucker as interim head coach of Michigan State in September 2023, leading the team for the final 10 games of the season.
Michigan State Spartans football — assistant coach at
Barnett was a longtime Michigan State assistant coach (15 seasons, including defensive backs coach and associate head coach) before becoming interim head coach.

Sources

Crain's - Michigan State officially fires Mel Tucker (2023-09-28). https://www.crainmedia.com/2023/09/28/michigan-state-officially-fires-football-coach-mel-tucker/27/

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