Report: Auburn Investigating Whether Part-Time Staffer Took Exam For Football Player

Auburn is reportedly investigating whether a part-time academic staffer took an exam for a football player.

Auburn is investigating whether part-time academic staffer took an exam for at least one football player, ESPN's Outside The Lines reports.

The school reportedly hired a law firm to investigate the alleged incident which occurred with a player from the 2015 team. It was originally reported that the player was on the 2016 team.

However, in a statement to the Montgomery Advertiser, Auburn says the student in question was not a member of the team at the time of the alleged incident, but was a former player who had come back to finish his degree.

Below is the full statement from Auburn athletics and the @MGMAdvertiser report on the academic fraud claim here - https://t.co/VeaJp9SkMI pic.twitter.com/g3nBvoCBmf

— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) October 11, 2017

The school is investigating whether a mentor for the school's Student-Athlete Support Services department took an online final exam for at least one player, according to ESPN. A tutor reportedly became aware of the incident while reviewing that player's records. The player reportedly told the tutor he did not take the exam. 

After telling the mentor's supervisor, the tutor was told her job would not be renewed, and the tutor then reported the problem to Auburn's compliance director and human resources for the athletic department. 

Auburn's athletic department told ESPN the allegations are "false."

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