New Mexico’s Davie suspended 30 days

New Mexico suspended coach Bob Davie on Thursday for 30 days without pay, following multiple investigations that examined whether he and his coaching staff interfered with criminal investigations or misconduct cases involving players.

Davie, the former Notre Dame coach, became New Mexico’s coach in 2011, taking over a team that had lost 35 of 38 games under coach Mike Locksley, who also had several off-field problems.

Davie succeeded Lou Holtz at Notre Dame in 1997 and compiled a 35-25 record over five years. He was fired after the 2001 season with a 5-6 record and worked as a television analyst for ESPN before returning to coaching.

Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved new contracts for coach Paul Chryst, offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph and defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard following a school-record 13-win season. Financial terms were not announced. Chryst was due to make $3.3 million in 2018.

Clemson: Defensive coordinator Brent Venables became the second assistant coach in the nation to reach the $2 million plateau. Venables joins LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as the only assistants to annually make $2 million. Aranda recently received a contract worth $2.5 million.

Montana State: Coach Jeff Choate had his contract extended through the 2021 season.