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Who said reporters aren't wrong? I'm often quoted as writing things that just aren't there. Where did I say reporters aren't wrong?

Everyone makes mistake. Even anonymous posters in comment boxes.

What I said was that reporters usually don't want to throw away their careers by making completely false, dreamed up claims. Therefore it's likely that Evans heard word from someone on Florida's campus regarding Cam Newton's academic issues. Who else would be privy to such info?

The messageboard issue you're referring to was a post on a Rivals site by a person whose brother worked in the Florida athletic department. That person — who was identified, not anonymous — reported that Evans's academic cheating piece was on the way.

Perhaps you don't find it highly coincidental that someone with a known UF connection posted just before a major allegation came out that — wait for it — a source at UF had told him that a major allegation was coming out, but most people did and do.

John

In any case, reporters are wrong all the time.

I doubt that Thayer Evans of FoxSports.com just made up a charge with no backing or information. Sorry, but most folks in the media don't like the idea of losing their jobs due to deceit and fabrication.

So someone leaked info to Evans. Evans believed it enough to run with it. Now, the person leaking the info might have been lying, but either way, there should be some investigation into who leaked information about Cam Newton's academic career.

John

Or maybe it was a bogus report that he cheated. IOW, completely untrue. Which means no one would "get the book thrown at them for illegally releasing information about a student’s academic records."