Auburn’s phenomenal quarterback has won the 2010 Heisman Trophy despite being left off 105 ballots.
Cam Newton Wins Heisman By Large Margin, But Recruitment Questions Apparently Hold Down Vote
And despite an impressive winning margin by Newton, it looks like he was brought down a little bit by the questions.
Newton won every region and garnered 93 percent of the first-place votes among those who put him on the ballot. But therein lies one of the catches, and the apparent fallout from the recruitment questions following Newton: 105 of the 886 ballots returned left the Auburn quarterback off entirely.
Read Article >Cam Newton Wins 2010 Heisman Trophy
• 2,589 passing yards (10.5 yards per attempt), 28 touchdowns, six interceptions
• 1,409 rushing yards (5.8 yards per carry), 20 touchdowns
• 199.2 passing yards per game, 108.4 rushing yards per game, 3.77 touchdowns accounted for per game
• 3,998 yards of total offense, 307.5 yards of total offense per game, 61.8% of team’s total offense
• 8.2 yards per play
• Best game: 17-for-28 for 335 passing yards and four touchdowns, 14 carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns in SEC Championship Game against South Carolina
• 13-0 team record, SEC Championship, BCS National Championship Game berth
Read Article >Heisman Trophy Odds: Cam Newton Remains Heavy Favorite To Win
On Saturday afternoon, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton remains the heavy favorite to win the 2010 Heisman Trophy, to the extent that most betting outlets aren’t taking bets for the winner. Instead, National Sports Advisors is allowing for an over/under on how many points Newton will receive.
As of 3:30 p.m. Eastern, the odds of Newton receiving more than 2,350 points stands at -140. This means that in order to win $140 on this bet, you would need to place $100.
Read Article >Heisman Trophy 2010: Schedule, Predictions, And More For Cam Newton’s (Likely) Christening
The method of choosing the Heisman Trophy winner is a rather sophisticated one. Six regions of the United States -- the Far West, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, South, and Southwest -- are allowed 145 votes from various journalists and other media personalities. All previous Heisman winners receive a vote, and a final vote is allowed via public balloting. Each ballot allows the voter to list a first-, second-, and third-place vote, and the resulting points are tabulated to determine the winner.
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