Auburn's Cam Newton investigation ‘not a closed matter’

Speaking to USA Today, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said that the NCAA is still conducting an active investigation into the situation. Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs said Sunday that the school had found no issues with Newton's eligibility. "Any of our student-athletes, if we had any questions about them, about their eligibility," Jacobs said, "we wouldn't want them to play." This past summer, the school began looking into questions regarding Newton's status. Asked if he could foresee any reason Newton wouldn't finish the season, Jacobs said, "I don't have a way to know that at this time." "It's not a closed matter," he said. "It's still ongoing, But we look for Cam to continue to play for us." ESPN.com reported last week that a former Mississippi State player told the NCAA an agent's runner claiming to represent Newton tried to solicit payment from MSU for Newton to play there. "I haven't done anything wrong," Newton said after Auburn's win Saturday against Chattanooga."Any of our student-athletes, if we had any questions about them, about their eligibility," Jacobs said, "we wouldn’t want them to play."