USA Today: Investigation still underway - sorry if Germans

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Q. Does this mean the NCAA investigation is over?

A. No. We're talking about two different processes and departments within the NCAA. The reinstatement staff looked specifically at whether the father's actions with Mississippi State were enough to raise eligibility problems for Newton.

It determined that his father, Cecil Newton, indeed committed an infraction, leading Auburn to declare the quarterback ineligible and immediately ask the NCAA to reinstate him. There was no evidence Cam was aware of his father's actions or that money changed hands, and so the NCAA reinstated him "without conditions."

The father has had his "access" to the Auburn program limited, but that was a school decision and what it means is not clear. Spokesman Kirk Sampson said the school would not comment beyond the athletics director's statement.

All that is based, as NCAA vice president Kevin Lennon said, "on the information available to the reinstatement staff at this time." The NCAA's enforcement staff also has been investigating, and Lennon noted its actions are "independent." Should more evidence come to light involving Auburn, there could be later repercussions, as with the Reggie Bush case, which led to Southern California vacating several victories and Bush returning the Heisman Trophy.

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