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The NCAA would say that the charges failed to " meet a burden of proof , which is a higher standard than rampant public speculation online and in the media " .

The NCAA said that the allegations failed to " meet a burden of proof , which is a higher standard than rampant public speculation online and in the media " and that the allegations were not " based on credible and persuasive information " .