Post by pavel on Jan 25, 2016 15:48:47 GMT -6
Once upon a time, Cam Newton was a Juco kid at Blinn in Brenham
Cam Newton had no business playing on the junior college level; he was a five-star recruit that had played two seasons at Florida behind Tim Tebow before he left the school because he had been arrested for buying a stolen computer.
Newton’s dad, Cecil, lined him up to attend Blinn College in Brenham, Texas for one season under then head coach Brad Franchione.
Now Cam Newton is the best player in football, and his team is in the Super Bowl. There have been other quarterbacks to take odd paths to the title - Kurt Warner, Jake Delhomme - but only a few have gone to the junior college route.
In 2009, Newton led Blinn College to the a national juco title. Newton threw for 2,833 yards with 22 touchdowns and ran for 655 yards at Blinn and was not named first or even second team All-American. After his one season in Brenham, he transferred to Auburn where he won a national title.
Read more here: www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/the-big-mac-blog/article56486668.html
Cam Newton had no business playing on the junior college level; he was a five-star recruit that had played two seasons at Florida behind Tim Tebow before he left the school because he had been arrested for buying a stolen computer.
Newton’s dad, Cecil, lined him up to attend Blinn College in Brenham, Texas for one season under then head coach Brad Franchione.
Now Cam Newton is the best player in football, and his team is in the Super Bowl. There have been other quarterbacks to take odd paths to the title - Kurt Warner, Jake Delhomme - but only a few have gone to the junior college route.
In 2009, Newton led Blinn College to the a national juco title. Newton threw for 2,833 yards with 22 touchdowns and ran for 655 yards at Blinn and was not named first or even second team All-American. After his one season in Brenham, he transferred to Auburn where he won a national title.
Read more here: www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/the-big-mac-blog/article56486668.html