EAST LANSING -- Michigan State football staff member Curtis Blackwell is currently suspended with pay, a school spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.

MSU spokesman Jason Cody confirmed the suspension, but declined to provide any further details.

Blackwell was hired by Michigan State in August 2013. He previously was co-director of the Sound Mind, Sound Body Football Academy, a large and prominent series of football camps across the country attended by a host of high-level football coaches.

At Michigan State, his duties include overseeing the team's recruiting efforts and, according to his team bio, to serve as a mentor to current players. His title is director of college advancement and performance.

Blackwell's suspension comes as a criminal investigation into three Michigan State football players is ongoing. Michigan State announced last week that a member of the football staff also had been suspended pending the completion of that investigation.

A representative with the Ingham County Prosecutors' office on Tuesday morning said MSU Police had yet to turn over a report from its investigation.

The university also is launching a separate Title IX investigation and an independent law firm investigation into its football program.

Blackwell could not be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday afternoon. He was performing his duties as late as Feb. 1, when he was present for the press conference announcing Michigan State's new recruiting class.