Cameron Newton of Auburn seems like a lock for the Heisman Trophy this season. Especially, if Auburn beats South Carolina this weekend. His stats are gawdy, his competition was tough. What could possibly go wrong?

Well……. Remember this season when Reggie Bush got into trouble and had to give back his trophy? The Heisman Committee doesn’t really like that kind of negative publicity. They want to come off as this pristine organization of storied college football. Do they take the risk of Cam Newtown being R. Bush Part Deux?

Performance-wise, I think Newton deserves the Heisman. I do believe some of the old stiffs on the committee will be tempted to vote otherwise to avoid controversy. The bottomline is this; Statistically the race is over. Give it to Newton. I want you to watch how this voting shakes down though. It’ll be more interesting than you think.