Alabama safety Mark Barron doesn't hesitate when asked if he'd rather face No. 2 Auburn with or without its star quarterback.

The new head of college sports thinks investigations such as that of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton should be done as quickly as possible _ as long as the NCAA gets the facts correct.

An attorney for Kenny Rogers said Thursday his client knows he made "a stupid decision" when he sent a fellow Mississippi State booster a text of Cecil Newton's payment plan to secure his son's commitment to the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State booster Bill Bell told ESPN.com that he received a payment plan designed to get Cam Newton to sign with the Bulldogs from a man who said he represented the quarterback's father.

This isn't your father's Southeastern Conference anymore.

Gene Chizik says he was hired at Auburn because of his integrity, not his head coaching record.

Gene Chizik said Auburn hired him partly because of his hard-earned reputation for integrity, and he's standing by that.
An attorney for the former Mississippi State player who helped spark the NCAA's investigation of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton said Tuesday his client has been interviewed by the FBI.
Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says the allegations against Tigers quarterback Cam Newton are "unfortunate and sad" and reiterated that Newton is eligible both academically and athletically.