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Auburn's Cam Newton Wins Heisman Trophy

Controversial quarterback is college football's best player

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 11, 2010 8:00 PM CST

(AP) – Cam Newton withstood scandal to become the runaway winner of this year's Heisman Trophy. The Auburn quarterback, who will lead his team to the title game next month against Oregon, bested Andrew Luck of Stanford, LaMichael James of Oregon, and Kellen Moore of Boise State. Voters didn't seem to mind the allegations that Newton's father tried to get Mississippi State to pay his son to transfer there. Cam didn't do so, and the NCAA says there's no evidence he knew of the scheme.

On the field, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound junior has been the most dominant player in college football of 2010. He leads the Southeastern Conference in rushing, leads the nation in passer rating, and has accounted for 49 touchdowns while guiding the top-ranked Tigers to a so-far undefeated season.

Heisman candidate Cam Newton, quarterback for Auburn, speaks to reporters during a news conference Friday in New York.
Heisman candidate Cam Newton, quarterback for Auburn, speaks to reporters during a news conference Friday in New York.   (Andrew Burton)
Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Newton, quarterback for Auburn, speaks to reporters during a news conference Friday.
Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Newton, quarterback for Auburn, speaks to reporters during a news conference Friday.   (Andrew Burton)
Heisman candidate Cam Newton, quarterback for Auburn, speaks to reporters during a news conference Friday.
Heisman candidate Cam Newton, quarterback for Auburn, speaks to reporters during a news conference Friday.   (Andrew Burton)
Heisman candidate LaMichael James, running back for Oregon, speaks to reporters Friday.
Heisman candidate LaMichael James, running back for Oregon, speaks to reporters Friday.   (Andrew Burton)
Heisman candidate Kellen Moore, quarterback for Boise State, speaks to reporters Friday.
Heisman candidate Kellen Moore, quarterback for Boise State, speaks to reporters Friday.   (Andrew Burton)
Heisman candidate Andrew Luck, quarterback for Stanford, speaks to reporters Friday.
Heisman candidate Andrew Luck, quarterback for Stanford, speaks to reporters Friday.   (Andrew Burton)
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hamsammichs
Dec 12, 2010 1:23 PM CST
He'll be giving it back within 2 years. There is more to this 'shopping around' than he lets on. The same kid who was caught stealing laptops had no idea that his dad was seeing how much money they could get for him? No one buys it, and this will break wide open after the national championship game. It is being kept under wraps for the integrity of the NCAA as a whole. After the big market game, the investigators will go wild. GO DUCKS!
pg13
Dec 12, 2010 8:07 AM CST
Last night ESPN had a nice movie about SMU's death penalty. It was called "Pony Excess". With the alums at Auburn jetting around and spreading cash, I won't be surprised to see them on probation for a while.
Hershey-Squirts
Dec 12, 2010 2:27 AM CST
It's only an amount of time before this guy gonna have to return his heisman. I don' buy the claim that this kid had no idea of what his dad was doing. Sounds like hogwash to me.

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Heisman Trophy • Auburn Tigers • college football • Cam Newton • Andrew Luck • LaMichael James • Kellen Moore

 
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