The NCAA announced Wednesday that Auburn quarterback Cam Newton has been ruled eligible to play Saturday in the Southeastern Conference Championship game against South Carolina.
Though the NCAA said Newton’s father, Cecil Newton, broke rules by shopping his son to another school, a representative of the NCAA said neither Newton nor anyone from Auburn were aware of the activity, so he is eligible.
On Tuesday, Auburn declared Newton ineligible but requested his eligibility to be reinstated. The NCAA won’t say its case regarding Newton’s recruitment is closed, though it has cleared Newton for Saturday.
The NCAA said in a statement that Auburn has limited the access that Newton’s father has to the school’s program, while Mississippi State has disassociated an unidentified individual involved in the case.
