How Auburn QB Cam Newton matured into Heisman frontrunner
As Newton explained to SI.com’s Andy Staples last May, he didn’t steal the laptop; he bought it from a sketchy character for $120. While that’s an important distinction, Newton understands that doesn’t exactly put him on the moral high ground. “Knowing what I know now,” he told Staples, “would I have done it? No. I wouldn’t even think twice about doing it. But I did it. I made my mistake.”
One of the upsides of the monster season he’s enjoying is that Newton now has a platform from which to set the record straight. He was not thrown out of school. “I finished the semester at Florida,” he reminded reporters on Tuesday. “But numerous times you hear people saying that [I] stole a laptop. I really didn’t steal a laptop. I bought a laptop.”
OK. Duly noted. That said, even Newton will admit that, at that time in his life, he had some growing up to do. Enter Brad Franchione.
SI.com
10/22/10
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