SI confirms what we all know: Cam wanted to go to MSU, Cecil chose

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STARKVILLE — A big story on Auburn quarterback Cam Newton will be in the Nov. 1 issue of Sports Illustrated and in it we discover the Newton family’s explanation as to why the future Heisman contender did not choose Mississippi State.

Here’s more from Lars Anderson‘s article:

Last December the choice of which college to attend came down to two schools—Auburn and Mississippi State. Newton preferred Starkville because of his close relationship with Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen, who had been Newton’s offensive coordinator at Florida. But Cecil thought his son should choose Auburn, which had an experienced offensive line (four starters were returning) and was only a two-hour drive from Atlanta. Newton let his father make the final decision, and a few days before Christmas, while sitting at the dinner table in his brother’s house in Jacksonville, Cecil Sr. uttered two words that would radically alter the college football landscape: “It’s Auburn.”

As we all know by now, Newton was on campus for State’s win over Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl last season. The relationship between the quarterback, a former Florida quarterback, was strong with coach Dan Mullen. A picture of Newton with a cowbell raised above his head gave Bulldog fans hope.

More than one year later, he may be in a suit with an orange tie this December in New York City.

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