"Blending a linebacker's body with a tailback's speed and quickness, the 6-foot-6, 250-pounder from Georgia has guided Auburn to a perfect season. His numbers are off the charts: an SEC-best 1,409 yards rushing with 21 touchdowns, and 2,589 yards passing and 28 TD passes. He's the first SEC player to run for at least 1,000 yards and pass for at least 2,000 in the same season.
Early in the season, Auburn shredded defenses with Newton on the ground. Working out of offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn's spread attack, he ran for at least 176 yards in four straight SEC games. Not even Bo Jackson, the last Auburn player to win the Heisman, did that.
As the season wore on and opponents focused on stopping Newton from running wild, he started beating them with his arm. Newton threw 15 touchdown passes and only one interception in the final five games, saving maybe his best performance for last. In a 56-17 victory over South Carolina in the SEC title game, Newton passed for 335 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 73 yards and two scores.
By mid-October, Newton was the clear Heisman front-runner and, ultimately, not even the scandal could slow his Heisman run."
As if his stats and raw talent aren't enough, Cam's shining personality and sheer, unwavering determination speak volumes. If there was an obstacle that could possibly be put in his path, it was, and Cam overcame curveball after curveball that was thrown his way. He is the epitome of a legendary player, as well as an amazing person, and is undeniably the most deserving of the Heisman candidates. I'm so thankful to be a part of the Auburn athletic department and the Auburn family, and I could not be more proud of our THIRD Heisman trophy winner. War Damn Eagle, War Damn Cam, and War Damn Landslide Victory!
"Newton will become the ninth Heisman winner in the last 11 years to play in the BCS National Championship Game. The previous eight have been 2-6. For a guy who overcame legal and academic problems at Florida, who arrived at Auburn with one season of starting experience at a junior college, who went from all of that to win the best-known individual honor in American sports, those odds don't seem long at all."
"Newton will become the ninth Heisman winner in the last 11 years to play in the BCS National Championship Game. The previous eight have been 2-6. For a guy who overcame legal and academic problems at Florida, who arrived at Auburn with one season of starting experience at a junior college, who went from all of that to win the best-known individual honor in American sports, those odds don't seem long at all."
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