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Bleacher Report: Cameron Newton is Making a Killing for Auburn Football

Let’s start with what should be obvious: Cameron Newton is worth $100,000 to the Auburn Tigers football program. He may be worth $180,000, and he may well be worth much, much more. Plenty of ink has been spilled on the (alleged, alleged, alleged, everything so far is all alleged) attempts by Newton’s father, Cecil, and his go-between, Kenny Rogers, to get $100,000 to $180,000 for the younger Newton’s letter of intent for Mississippi State. An NCAA investigation is ongoing, and evidence has not yet emerged that directly implicates the junior quarterback and leading Heisman candidate. What do we do with ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: