My Take: Heisman Trophy Winner Scam (Newton)

The Cam Newton saga has been one for the ages. A tale of a father and a son. A tale of money swapping, lies, and the NCAA. Then with an ending with the Heisman Trophy and a national championship you will have one of the greatest tales in college football history. Unfortunately it is no tale...it is real life.

In a story that could be considered sad but true there have been plenty of characters. First Cameron Newton the star quarterback who everybody loves and thinks is the best player in college football.

Then we come to his father who appears to be the middle man between the evil recruiting brokers and boosters. Looking for money to land Cam's commitment. Mainly the number of 180 thousand dollars as the dowry for his son's commitment to their university.

Add in a cast of characters like boosters, recruiters, and of course Gene Chizik and you have one interesting tale of lies, money, and bronze statues.

The fact of the matter is that all of this adds up to true crime at it's best. From what we know now there is no way that Cam Newton should have won the Heisman Trophy. Never the less been eligible to play football this season.

With rumors that Cam Newtom himself told Mississippi State that the money was too great to turn down at Auburn is enough to turn heads. The fact that the star quarterback's father was proven to be shopping his son, and you have what looks like a solid case. The kid should never have been playing.

Too many times the NCAA looks at these matters in way that could be considered too harsh. Like players being suspended for taking a pizza, or a ride in an electric golf cart.

Then they turn around and say that even though Cam Newton's father had solicited funds for his son's commitment their is no proof that Cam Newton knew anything. Making him eligible to play in the SEC championship game just a day after Auburn University had themselves declared Cam Newton ineligible.

And that is just one part of the injustice of the whole Cam Newton saga.

What about the kids at USC that are being punished today by not being able to play in a bowl game because of Reggie Bush? Or how about Reggie Bush returning his Heisman Trophy five years later because of what the NCAA found about his parents receiving goods?

If you think that all sounds fair than ask yourself about some of the teams that played Auburn this season. Would Auburn have beaten LSU, Alabama, and South Carolina without Cam Newton? Probably not would be the correct answer.

So why does all of this matter...because Cam Newton cheated and he should be punished for it. Not rewarded with the highest honor in all of college football.

Now we all know that the Heisman Trophy is independent of the NCAA, but the people who voted for him are as well. They should have looked themselves in the mirror and asked "should I vote for this man?" in a more meaningful way.

Is Cam Newton the best player on the field this year is not the question. There was no doubt of that. The doubt is to whether he should have been on the field to begin with.

I'll vote no for that one.....