Auburn AD: Academic allegations 'unfortunate, sad'

Meyer said, "For anyone to think that I or anyone on our staff may have leaked information about private student records to the media doesn't know us very well. It's a ridiculous claim and simply not true."

Jacobs said he couldn't speak about Newton's academic records because that would violate federal privacy laws.

"We will not go down that path or stoop to that level as others have apparently done," he said. "We will, however, emphatically say that Cam is eligible to play football at Auburn University both academically and athletically.

"I am proud of this young man and the progress he has made to be a better football player and a better man. We are truly blessed that Cam is a part of the Auburn family, and we support him 100 percent."

AP Sports Writer Mark Long in Gainesville, Fla., contributed to this report.