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Newton ready to command Auburn offense

Get ready Auburn Fans the Cam Newton show is starting this Saturday.

In about 597 ways, give or take, Cameron Newton has been asked if he’s prepared to lead Auburn as its starting quarterback since he arrived on campus in January.

He was asked, perhaps, for the final time Tuesday, four days before he will take the field before 87,000 fans Saturday against Arkansas State — roughly 174 times the amount that watched him in his Blinn (Texas) Community College debut last season.

Newton replied with the same confidence and same grateful attitude he’s had since Auburn snagged him away from Mississippi State in the New Year’s Eve coup of a commitment. He then was asked if he was sick of answering questions and just wanted to play football.

His answer to that particular query came as a surprise.

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