The past three seasons of Michigan State football have essentially been erased.

The Spartans will vacate all 14 of their wins from 2022 to 2024, which includes Jonathan Smith’s first year as their head coach, as part of the NCAA’s punishment over violations the program committed during former head coach Mel Tucker’s tenure. Michigan State football will also be put on probation for three years, during which the team’s official and unofficial visits, recruiting communications, recruiting person days, and off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations will be restricted.

The NCAA found that three ineligible players participated for the Spartans under Tucker. Although the NCAA concluded that Tucker wasn’t involved in the recruiting violations, the league still penalized him under head coach

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