Cam Newton

Cam Newton is a really great football player, and by all accounts he is a pretty good kid. I'm not sure about his father though. With all of the allegations going around about Kenny Rogers contacting John Bond to say it would take $180,000 to secure Newton's services, it will have to be determined to whether Auburn paid him or not. One thing to remember though is that in America we are all innocent until proven guilty.

There are several things that point to the likelihood that Cecil Newton did accept money. The fact that he actually made the decision to go to Auburn over Mississippi State for Cam Newton demonstrates the possibility that he was pulling strings without Cam even knowing about it. By the same token the agent who was asking for money could have been acting on behalf of himself and had nothing to do with the Newtons, and if that's the case this has been blown way out of proportion.

If you ask any college football fan who is the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy their answer would have to be Cam Newton. It's really not even close right now. When the NCAA is involved, who knows how long this investigation will last. There isn't much doubt in my mind that it will go past the Heisman Trophy award ceremony so there is a great chance it will be unresolved and a lingering issue. It would be a travesty if he was not awarded the trophy because of this, if indeed he has not been found guilty of anything by then.

When College Gameday comes on this morning, if they begin talking about other possible candidates then I will know this travesty has already begun. After weeks of proclaiming Cam Newton as the best player in college football there is no reason to say he is no longer the best because there are some allegations against him.

It is important to maintain the idea of innocent until proven guilty. Should the investigation not end until after the award ceremony, then he should be awarded the trophy and it can be taken away afterward if he is found guilty of accepting money. It would also be even worse if Auburn began dropping in the polls because of this. If it's true then they deserve what is coming to them, but we must hold judgment until after a verdict is reached.

JB