Michigan State has indefinitely suspended three athletes and one staff member in relation to a criminal investigation into sexual assault allegations made against the group, and we now know the identity of the staff member.
The program confirmed on Tuesday to MLive that Curtis Blackwell is the staff member in question who is suspended from the school with pay.
Blackwell is best known as the director of the Sound Mind Sound Body Football Academy, a series of camps that wield such influence in the state of Michigan that they can compel Jim Harbaugh, Urban Meyer and Mark Dantonio to share a single table in the pursuit of football talent.
He joined the Spartans’ staff in 2013 as director of college advancement and performance, where his bio state he serves as a team mentor while also chipping into Sparty’s recruiting efforts.
In the meantime, Michigan State police are investigating the allegations, and the university has also compelled its Title IX office and an independent law firm to investigate the situation. The seriousness of the situation has required athletics director Mark Hollis to cancel a scheduled basketball trip to attend to the matter at hand on campus.