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Bleacher Report: Cam Newton, Auburn and the New Kinder, Gentler, More Compassionate NCAA

Over the years, the NCAA has ruled college football with an iron fist. They have held firm to a code of ethics and adherence to theirs rules and handed down judgements that sometimes bordered on cruel and inhuman punishment. The old guard is now gone from the NCAA, and the new guard seems to be a kinder, gentler, more compassionate group of people. In fact, they seem downright accommodating. What else can possibly explain what took place at the end on November of 2010? While in the middle of conducting an investigation into the pay for play scheme that involved ...

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About Stiff Arm Trophy

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: