College football’s most amazing tainted award
Welcome to the Heisman trust ceremony. Where a bucket of mud and a briefcase of evidence papers is all you need to pick a winner. The most celebrated award in sports is losing its luster. Meet the new Heisman trophy.
Meet Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton, college football’s most spectacular magic 
show in cleats. Newton can’t pull a rabbit from a hat but he can outrun a Tiger and he can outfight a Gamecock. Newton can make 70,000 people simultaneously jump from their seats. He can make you shake your head while you laugh at the same time.
Combine the two and you’ve got a disaster.
If you haven’t noticed by now, the Heisman trophy brings along certain ramifications for candidates and winners. You must be perfect on the field and off, which isn’t asking for much, really, if we weren’t giving the award to a 20 year old where fame is everywhere and wealth awaits.
Let’s play detective and examine the dirt tossed (above) on Newton’s already Heisman grave:
· While at Florida, was in possession of a stolen laptop. Newton claimed he bought it from an unknown man from the back of the mans trunk. When the cops came to his dorm he threw it out the window and fled. Knowing he did wrong.
· Allegations have come out claiming Newton cheated while at Florida, multiple times.
· There are allegations that Newton and his father were involved in a pay-for-play plan in his recruitment from Blinn Junior College, involving Mississippi State and Auburn. The arrangement possibly involved up to $200,000.
The stolen laptop incident is dead. It’s over. It was a mistake and one Newton admits he never should have made in buying the computer. The cheating allegation is dirt that didn’t need to be thrown. I’ve seen college football players not even show up for tests, let alone class and pass the course with an A. That it may have happened at Florida should shock no one.
The money allegation is a little bigger, but it’s one I’m still not paying buying too far into yet. The key word in all of this is allegation.
Newton’s success has unfortunately brought on criticism from outside sources. If he was paid, he wasn’t the first college player ever paid. I don’t believe and I stand by my statement saying Reggie Bush wasn’t the only 
Heisman winner ever paid. The country seems to act like it isn’t going on, then becomes shocked when someone in the spotlight is involved in negative accusations.
In a day and age, where five seconds of fame and a scandal book deal are goals for people (right), dirt thrown on a situation that could be great for one person is common. What to believe and what to move on over is a decision that has to be made by individuals.
You can believe this isn’t the last year we’ll be hearing of a mucky past for a Heisman leader, though. Think there isn’t mud to be tossed on LaMichael James. Go back to his first game suspension and find out why. This is just something college football is going to have to deal with.
Meet Cameron Newton, the 2010 unlucky Heisman trophy winner.
A Kansas miracle not on a hardwood floor
Here’s something I don’t think you’ve seen. It’s remarkable, unbelievable even. It is one of the most gorgeous and downright ugly games of the year.
I believe you know one part of the story. Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins (left) was fired. Why might shock you. His Colorado Buffalos blew a 28 point fourth quarter lead.
Here’s the rundown of the fourth quarter:
· 14:52 – Colorado running back Rodney Stewart scores from eight yards out. 45-17 Colorado
· 11:05 – Kansas running back James Sims scores a 13 yard touchdown – Nine plays, 66 yards. 45-24 Colorado
· 9:26 – Kansas recovers an onside kick. Kansas quarterback Quinn Mecham completes a 38 yard touchdown pass to wideout Jonathan Wilson – Four plays, 59 yards. 45-31 Colorado
· 7:12 – Kansas kicks off to Colorado. Colorado wide receiver Toney Clemons fumbles. Kansas’s Tyler Patmon recovers and returns the fumble 28 yards for a touchdown. 45-38 Colorado
· 4:30 – Kansas kicks off to Colorado. Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins, intercepted by Tyler Patmon, returned for no gain. Kansas’ next possession James Sims scores on a six yard touchdown – Five plays, 37 yards. 45-45
· 0:52 – James Sims rushed for 28 yard touchdown – Five plays, 63 yards. 52-45 Kansas
Shocking…
As for Hawkins and Colorado, it was the last straw of a winless Big 12 season for the Buffalo’s. Hopefully starting quarterback Cody Hawkins doesn’t feel like he cost his dad his job. He shouldn’t. This was a team effort in the making.
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