Current Questions in the Cam Newton Saga
I'm not sure where we stand right now in the investigation, but this morning we find out the FBI is now involved, more and more people are starting to talk, some media members are asking for Auburn to sit Newton, and the NCAA appears to be moving now at warp speed.
Here are some questions I have, and if any can be answered, I think we are getting closer to some decision.
1. Why is the FBI now involved? Former Mississippi St. player and a source for some of this info, John Bond said he's scheduled to meet with the FBI next Tuesday and plans to turn over phone records and anything else the FBI asks for at that point. He said the FBI reached out to his attorney earlier this week wanting to talk with him about the Newton situation, in particular if kids were being shopped out to colleges with price tags on their head.
2. What did Kenny Rogers have to say? Yesterday, Rogers appeared on a Dallas, TX radio station and said in the interview that Cecil Newton told him that it would take “Anywhere between $100,000 and $180,000″ for his son to sign with Mississippi State. The other quote he mentioned and I think this is a telling quote, he said Cecil Newton told him, "It's not gonna be free this time."
3. Where did the Cecil Newton, Cam Newton's father get the money to fix his church? And who fixed his church? Cecil Newton kept getting extensions to bring his church, the Holy Zion Center of Deliverance up to code. Newton claimed the church would be brought to code “within six months” after being classified as a “new construction”. NBCSports.com asks this question, “Is there a link between Cecil’s recent ability to upgrade his church to the accusations that money was involved with Cam’s college selection?” For a church that had no money, how were they able to complete the renovations so quickly and under the radar? Also, even though this work on the church was a large undertaking, it was reported that an unnamed contractor did the necessary work to the church Pro Bono. Pro Bono, what? Construction Permits had to have been filed, there has to be a paper trail. NBCSports.com also mentioned that Cecil Newton may now own part of a construction company. Make your own determination at this point.
4. When will this wrap up? So we all hope.
5. Should Newton be held out of games at this point? Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal Constitution thinks so, and others may be soon saying the same thing. Bradley thinks since it’s an NCAA violation for anyone to seek money or benefits on behalf of a prospect, and there’s now at least the suspicion that Cecil Newton did, he should be held out of action.
6. Are any of the reported phone conversations taped? That is a big question, and we may soon get an answer.
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