re: So Cecil was there, ESPN=Wrong: Praise the Lord, All In, God Thing

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GLENDALE, AZ (AP) -- The contingent of Cam Newton's family attending Monday night's BCS championship game didn't include the quarterback's father, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said.

Cecil Newton was restricted to "limited access" to the school's athletic program when the NCAA found that he shopped his son's services to Mississippi State during the recruiting process.

He also skipped the Heisman ceremony in New York.

Jacobs said the decision for Cecil Newton not to attend "was mutually agreed upon. Out of the highest respect that Cecil has for Cameron, he won't be here today."

Newton had said that his father would be among the contingent traveling from Georgia for the game, but that he didn't know if Cecil Newton would be attending the game. He said the Newton group would be "loud and proud."


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