If Auburn wins that one, the reward will certainly be a berth in the national title game. It held up, keeping the Tigers perfect heading to next week's Southeastern Conference championship game against South Carolina. Newton had a 1-yard TD run and threw scoring passes of 36 yards to Emory Blake, 70 yards to Terrell Zachery and, finally, a 7-yarder to Philip Lutzenkirchen with 11:55 remaining that gave Auburn its first lead of the day. Well, except those orange-clad faithful crammed into one end of the stadium amid all the crimson, celebrating a win no one could have seen coming just a couple of hours earlier: the biggest comeback in school history. Newton again rallied a team that has trailed in eight of its 12 games, leaving the crowd of 101,821 in disbelief. When Auburn fell behind 24-0 in the first half, it looked as though all those turned off by the prospect of Newton hoisting the Heisman and national championship trophies after his father was accused of seeking a huge payout might not have to worry about it.īoth awards, it seemed, were slipping away. "Cameron Newton is physically and mentally as tough as I've ever seen," Auburn coach Gene Chizik said. 2 taking a victory lap around Alabama's hallowed home field. And a day that started like Auburn might be headed for a staggering blowout ended with No. Newton threw for three touchdowns against the Crimson Tide (No. 2 Auburn to a stunning 28-27 triumph that kept the Tigers in the thick of the BCS championship race and might have swayed any Heisman voters who had their doubts about voting for a guy hounded by unsavory allegations. That's just what Newton did Friday, leading No. No one had ever rallied a team to victory over Alabama after trailing by 24 points. He's very much on track for both, thanks to his most audacious performance yet in this season of triumph and controversy. Cam Newton ran around Bryant-Denny Stadium with a hand over his mouth, having hushed up those who might have thought his shot at the national title was done, along with the Heisman Trophy. That he included AU in his criticism despite what the program did for him during (and after) his one season on the Plains is mind-boggling.Cam Newton leads Auburn back from 24-point deficit to beat Alabama “Cam Newton didn’t attend an HBCU, but in his most recent video, he made a pretty good argument for prospects to look at them,” Gaither wrote. Gaither pointed out that Newton made a “pretty good argument” for HBCUs. Newton is seemingly making the case to go to smaller schools, including HBCUs, instead of going to a program like Auburn football - one that put him on the map as a Heisman winner and BCS National Champion. Auburn football legend made the case for HBCUs This latest video attacking his alma mater, the conference his alma mater played in, and North Carolina’s flagship programs is sure to ruffle many feathers of fans of these schools. Newton has been making waves this offseason has he attempts to find a new job as an NFL backup. Because when you play for that G, and you play for that A, when you play for that T, when you play for that AU - bro they are putting themselves first. “It was a slant - relax. Bro, you better go somewhere where you put yourself first. It was senior day,” Newton said mockingly. Y’all gonna be there for four years and not have a meaningful game. Oh, but I got a catch, though. A lot of you wanna go to the Alabamas the North Carolinas, the North Carolina States. You going to Tennessee? Half y’all going to schools that don’t even offer you. If you’re good, it don’t matter where you go, they’re going to find you. “You think (Georgia head football coach) Kirby Smart needs you? You think (Alabama head coach) Nick Saban needs you?” Newton asked before forcefully answering, “You stupid. Cam Newton took a shot at Auburn football, as well as several other Power Five programs, while speaking to high school prospects on April 12 - claiming that such schools merely “protect themselves” and don’t value individual recruits once they’re on campus.Ĭam Newton gives his high school players great advice on picking a college□□□
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