In 2010, as Newton was leading Auburn to an undefeated campaign, reports came out that his father, Cecil Newton, and former Mississippi State player Kenny Rodgers, had allegedly tried to get $ ...
"And my dad told me to go. So, I don't give a damn how big and bold you are...Cecil Newton call me, I answer," he said before revealing what the phone call was like. "'Hey boy, get out your ...
Newton said his dad "fell on the grenade" and absorbed the criticism. The following year, the NCAA's investigation returned with a conclusion that, while Cecil Newton and former Mississippi State ...
Mississippi State Bulldogs boosters accused the former Carolina Panthers quarterback's father, Cecil Newton, of asking for sums of between $120,000 and $180,000 for his son's commitment which was ...