AUBURN — To call the Cam Newton era at Auburn football a whirlwind is certainly true, but it somehow feels like an understatement.
In one season, Newton put up generation-defining numbers, accounting for 50 touchdowns and 4,327 total yards as the Tigers went undefeated with a program-record 14 victories.
The season ended with Auburn as national champions and Newton a Heisman Trophy-winner. It brought plenty of theatrics on the field, but the same could be said for the storylines off it, as an NCAA investigation into Newton's recruitment lingered throughout.
Newton was cleared of any wrongdoing before the season's end, and 15 years later, he and his season's legacy as one of the best ever remain intact. More than 88,000 fans will be reminded of that this weekend, when Auburn reti