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Yahoo Sports: A step ahead of the NCAA? Trading card says Newton never played for Auburn

Is it possible Cam Newton's season at Auburn didn't exist? No national championship; no Heisman Trophy; no scandal-ridden fall? Could it all have been made up? Was it a dream that every college football fan had at the exact same time? Is the NCAA in preparation to wipe the 2010 slate clean? Well, that what Topps wants you to think with its new limited edition football trading card. The Cam Newton Red Zone Rookie Autographs card, which was unveiled Thursday and YouTube and went for $499 at auction, shows Newton on the front in a Carolina Panthers uniform and then ...

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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: