Auburn AD OK with Cam Newton statue

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    Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said he has no reservations about erecting a statue for Cam Newton while an NCAA investigation continues and expressed confidence that Auburn will ultimately be cleared of any wrongdoing.

    Jacobs points to comments from NCAA president Mark Emmert, who said "there was no evidence that money had changed hands and there was no evidence that Auburn University had anything to do with it."

    "Out of respect for the NCAA process, technically it's still an open issue," Jacobs said. "But when Dr. Emmert, the president of the NCAA, comes out in February that he's found no wrongdoing on Auburn's part, I'm not sure how you can be any more confident than that.

    "And no circumstances have changed since then," he said.

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