Bleacher Report: USC Football: Auburn's Cam Newton Got a Day, and the Trojans Got Bush-Whacked
The NCAA press release this morning makes Cam Newton immediately eligible after only one day of ineligibility for the violation of amateurism rules. The NCAA stated, “According to facts of the case agreed upon by Auburn University and the NCAA enforcement staff, the student-athlete’s father and an owner of a scouting service worked together to actively market the student-athlete as a part of a pay-for-play scenario in return for Newton’s commitment to attend college and play football. NCAA rules (Bylaw 12.3.3) do not allow individuals or entities to represent a prospective student-athlete for compensation to a school for an athletic ...