Cecil Newton, left, sought money for his son to sign with a Division-I program. Shame on him.
Cam Newton is free according to the NCAA. The heavily criticized Auburn quarterback was cleared by the NCAA this past week. Newton was under investigation for having his father seek substantial sums of money for him to play for a major college football team.
The dude has risen to every occasion this season leading the Tigers to a 12-0 record with a game to go against the 19th ranked Gamecocks from South Carolina.
Newton has done everything right. He has thrown for 2,254 yards on the season and has a 4 to 1 touchdown to interception ratio. Talk about a gamer. Killa Cam led the charge against Alabama last week down 24-0 to get the win on the road. Unreal. For those who really watched that game – he was unreal.
It was found however that his father, Cecil Newton, did in fact break the rules by soliciting his son’s athletic ability for large sums of money. C’mon cecil, you can’t be doing that big guy. Your boy is a stud. He was going to get his scholarship. You weren’t going to have to pay a dime. And shoot, when – not if – he makes it to the league, he is going to be bringing in millions. Not enough for you, huh? What a shame.
Some people are so out of tune when it comes to looking ahead and being patient. It will come. Cam has done what he has had to do up to this point… he has two games to go – one for the SEC Championship. And if they win, one for the national championship.
His pops will be right there. Smiling a big grin – patiently awaiting his son’s first check. I can understand that – he raised the kid. But, have a little class. He put his boy in a tough situation. A parent should never do that. Good example Cecil.
One minor point of clarification regarding Cam’s status. Auburn declared him ‘ineligible’ for one day on a self-reported violation due to Cecil’s substantiated improprieties. The NCAA reinstated Cam as ‘eligible’ the very next day on the basis that there was no proof or evidence that he had any knowledge of his father’s actions. The NCAA’s ruling of ‘eligible’ does not equate to a status of ‘cleared’. Their use of ‘eligible’ in this instance leaves the door open for further NCAA investigation if any evidence surfaces at a later date and time. It is easy to interchange these words in daily conversation but, in NCAA terminology, they carry very distinct meanings with respect to the finality of the matter.