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Cam Newton Investigation: Was His Dad A Key Player in the Pay-To-Play Scandal?
Will Auburn star quarterback Cam Newton be saying Bye Bye to any and all hopes for a Heisman. It appears so. Currently the NCAA has launched a high profile investigation to see if Cam and his people were requesting money to sign on to a college’s football team. A big no-no in university level sports. It appears that there was another key player in the pay-to-play scandal. His dad, the pastor Cecil Newton.
A ESPN reporter – two of the recruiters from Mississippi were confronted by papa Cecil with the declaration that it would take “more than a scholarship” to get Cam to sign with them. And when Cam Newton signed on to Auburn he reportedly called Mississippi to tell them they choose the other school because “the money was too much.”
But here’s an interesting tidbit, apparently Cecil Newton’s church was in very bad condition and was to be demolished. But suddenly the money appeared to fix up the church and have it pass the inspections. A coincidence? The NCAA apparently doesn’t think so, they allegedly have requested all the church’s financial records.
Cecil Newton is still feigning innocence. Just yesterday he stated on a radio show that “This is a character assassination attempt,” he stated. “Who is going to profit and why are they are going to profit? We sure don’t.”
Character assassination attempt or were they really on the take?
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urgarbage commented on Nov 10 10 at 2:11 pmI am so impressed by your factual reporting! You’re employers must be so proud :)
T Young commented on Nov 10 10 at 2:16 pmThe recruiters were not from “Mississippi”, but from Mississippi State University. “Mississippi” usually refers to Ole Miss, rather than State. The University of Mississippi had no part in the story.
gg war eagle commented on Nov 10 10 at 3:57 pm“Its going to take a lot more than a scholarship” could mean a lot of things– Maybe some people are driven by more things than money.
Laurie Weigner commented on Nov 10 10 at 4:03 pmhysterical. I see the SEC will always be known as the conference that DOES WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN,, loses and loses poorly, and most of all, CHEAT AT WHATEVER COST IT TAKES TO RECRUIT SOMEONE AND WIN! wow am i glad to be a part of the most prestigious conference in the land: THE BIG 10. when we recruit and win, we do it with HONOR…
GRRRREAT Tigers! commented on Nov 10 10 at 7:33 pmI will say that LSU certainly does not win at any cost. For the record, LSU would be in great shape had they continued to play their star quarterback instead of kicking him off their team when the young man could not hold the standard of gentlemanly conduct that is required to wear the purple and gold. They kicked that young man off the team and have struggled at the quarterback position ever since. I admire the call that Miles made to teach the young men of the LSU Tiger squad that there are some things more important than winning a ballgame.
Daniel commented on Nov 11 10 at 8:45 amLaurie…I like your point…perillou was a disgrace to the purple and gold but we gave him the boot to steer clear from NCAA drama…just because Alabama and auburn may or may not recruit using means beyond the coaches ability to charm a certain player…there is no reason to put the best conference in all of college football into a “cheating” category…just because Big 10 teams can’t hang with the SEC doesn’t mean you should criticize our ability to win football games…
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