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Auburn die-hard's asking questions

Fallout from the uncertainty surrounding athletes and their grades at one state university.

New information keeps trickling out about alleged wrongdoing in which questions center around the validity of courses offered to student athletes at Auburn.

The latest reports indicate any student can take those classes based on a special need.

Still, the university is investigating while half a state of diehards is left wondering.

Kerrick Whisenant bleeds orange and blue, wears his class of '99 ring, and pays yearly alumni fees to the university he loves.

"Disappointed," he says. "You'd like to think your alma mater is doing everything above board."

An alma mater that is currently investigating itself after one Sociology professor blew the whistle on another, claiming a colleague offered student athletes good grades in one-on-one directed reading courses that required little or no work.

Of those student athletes, a handful played on Auburn's undefeated 2004 squad, 18 in all, including current Tampa Bay Buccaneer star Carnell Williams and current Washington Rredskin defensive back Carlos Rogers, leaving the university asking one question: are those classes legit?

Auburn University president Ed Richardson released a statement reading: "I also want to make clear that in the event that any academic misconduct is confirmed, we will take appropriate action to insure that Auburn University's strong academic reputation is not damaged."

It's a strictly internal investigation that's still in full swing some say the same should probably swing open elsewhere.

"And therefore your disappointment turns to why isn't everybody being called out on this instead of just the school with the disgruntled professor?" Whisenant asks.