...and he was declared eligible by the NCAA on Wednesday. Since he did not play while he was declared ineligible he is approved to play in the SEC Champioship Game.
The NCAA has concluded neither Auburn nor Cam Newtown were involved with the shenanigans. The minor technical finagling I described above was to clear all the bases.
Paul in PA
It seems most feel that this decision is a very poor one and shows that the NCAA has no teeth as long as the athlete himself if unaware. You cannot really fault Cam if he had no knowledge but this opens up a can of worms.
Any parent and agent can now shop the kids around if they do not tell the kid. So what price is now be levied for any blue chip recruit?
On one hand it is not fair to convict and sentence a student if he has no knowledge of any wrong doing but there still should be a way to prosecute the parent and agent if found to be violating NCAA recruiting rules.
I don't see any college paying for a player but there are a lot of rich alumni in some places that would have little qualms with something like this to get a highly recruited player.
So the NCAA has just made things easier for those wishing to circumvent the rules.
At this point then I support Cam and hope he wins the Heisman. He is deserving for his talent as are several others. It's a shame that his season was tarnished by this story and it could cost him the Heisman.
