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NCAA clears AU; investigation into former players, Newton turned up no evidence
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AUBURN -- Not a shred of toilet paper adorned the oak trees at Toomer's Corner on Wednesday, but there were cheers throughout the Auburn University campus. The NCAA has cleared the Tigers' football team of major violations. A 13-month investigation into a bevy of allegations involving several former players -- most notably quarterback Cam Newton -- turned up no evidence of significant wrongdoing, the NCAA said in a statement. "I feel very confident about the way we run this program and I've said many times that we haven't done anything wrong," Auburn coach Gene Chizik said. "I'm glad that it's out public. Anybody that had any questions, now you can put that to bed." Chizik said he would like to see a faster process for schools facing an investigation. "Obviously, for anybody who is under those same set of circumstances, the quicker the better," Chizik said. "I appreciate the NCAA coming out and making the statement that they have concluded the investigation. "The time frame obviously for anybody the quicker the better, but they did their due diligence and this is where we ended up. Like I said, I moved on along time ago." The NCAA began its investigation last year after receiving information suggesting Cecil Newton, the quarterback's father, had shopped his son's services to Mississippi State for a reported sum of $180,000. Soliciting money is against NCAA bylaws and Auburn self-reported the violation on Nov. 30, 2010, which included an assertion that Ca...
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