Ben’s Sports Take/Disappointment of the Week: Cam Newton

Winning at all costs (literally): The Cam Newton Story

Image

For those of you who aren’t aware, Cam Newton is—for the time being—the quarterback for the second-ranked Auburn Tigers and a front runner for the Heisman Trophy.

And before this week, that was pretty much all we knew about the former Westlake standout or his father, Cecil.

But allegations stemming from Cam’s recruitment from junior college earlier this year and in 2009 have thrust the ominous glare of speculation and presumed guilt upon both the superstar QB and his father.

According to reports, Cecil Newton approached recruiters from Mississippi State University and requested that $180,000 be paid in exchange for his son’s signature on a letter of intent.

Also according to reports, Cam Newton decided to attend Auburn instead because his father said, “the money was too much.”

Ruh-roh.

If these reports are proven to be true, there’s no doubt that Auburn University will be heavily sanctioned and likely put on probation—which is nothing new to the school that was caught doing this exact same thing in 1993.

So who’s more to blame in this situation? Cam Newton? His father? I say that it’s neither.