AU FOOTBALL: Newton ready to lead Tigers
Newton ready, but still has a lot of learning to do.
Cameron Newton was just as surprised by the timing of the news as everyone else.
Less than two weeks after Gene Chizik said the quarterback decision would likely drag through the summer, Newton was doing what normal football players do at this time of the year: lifting weights.
When one of the trainers flagged him down to meet with Chizik and offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, Newton was taken aback.
He had no idea he’d be receiving the best news of his rebuilt football career to date.
“My first thought was I ain’t did nothing wrong,” Newton said. “So I was kind of nervous at first. When they told me, I just wanted to scream. I had to keep my composure.”
Newton kept his cool, fighting back a smile because Chizik “probably thought I was just joking around.”
+Continue Reading
