The University of New Mexico has suspended head football coach Bob Davie for 30 days after an outside investigation into incidents of alleged misconduct by players.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, a Chicago law firm brought in by the university "could not conclude that football coaches or staff has obstructed with criminal investigations or misconduct cases involving players based on its review of three incidents." Yet the firm also recommended that the university needs to take great oversight of the athletic department "with respect to their handling of incidents of alleged misconduct."

An earlier investigation last fall by a retired federal judge found "alleged interference with and improper involvement by the football program into police and/or University investigations of sexual and physical assault by football players."

One incident in particular investigated by the Chicago firm Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose looked at an alleged rape of a female student by a Lobos football player. According to the investigation, witnesses had allegedly said Davie "held an all-team meeting in which he told the players to ‘get some dirt on this whore.'" However, the investigation could not confirm Davie made those comments. Investigators did not interview Davie.

According to the Journal, the alleged victim later complained to a student advocate about the rape case, saying that football players said Davie "was going to take care of it."
The New Mexico attorney general's office had already launched a probe into issues with the university's athletic department, and New Mexico AG Hector Balderas told the Journal he is now expanding the probe.

Davie is 30-45 in six seasons at New Mexico. He previously served as the head coach at Notre Dame from 1997-2001, compiling a 35-25 mark