APTwo years ago, Cam Newton left Auburn to become the first overall pick in the NFL draft. Now Newton has returned to become a college graduate.
Newton is enrolled at Auburn for spring semester and is working on a sociology degree.
Auburn spokesman Kirk Sampson confirmed to the Associated Press that Newton is currently enrolled as a student, but he said Newton isn’t giving media interviews and just “wants to focus on school and be a normal student.”
After beginning his college career at Florida as Tim Tebow’s backup in 2007 and 2008, Newton transferred to Blinn College for one year and then transferred to Auburn, where he won the national championship and the Heisman Trophy in his one season as an NCAA starter.
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wow! unexpected! Good for him!
Because he will be outta a job in 5 years…
Did he buy the school???
Did Auburn pay him to come back? J/K.
Good for him, setting a good example
Guess Cam is pretty worried about that little kid loosening his arm……
Great News!!!
I thought he was getting his degree in financial transactions and ethics ?
Good for him,it will pay off in the long run when you retire from the NFL.
Congrats to Cam for going back to school to finish up his degree.
Good for him, setting an example for America’s kids that education is vital.
Say what you want about the guy (and hasn’t pretty much everything been said about him?), he’s making $22+ MILLION this year and he’s investing his time working towards a degree and finishing what he started.
Despite being generally disliked, he’s a fun player to watch. Didn’t exactly see it coming, but yes, I find it kind of impressive. Good for Cam.
Good for him.
Perfect. He needs to learn how to socialize.
I can’t wait to see all of the Cam hate in the following comments. Looking forward to all of the really, really clever laptop jokes!
But will he be judged for his demeanor in class? Press conferences between breaks?
Oh yeah, I forgot Cam was just wants to be a normal guy. You go Cam, and make us all proud to be fans. We know who Cam is, despite what the “media” might say.
Clearly went back to “pay” the recruits there a visit
going back to school? WASTING money to get a degree in order to make 50-80 k a year? lol college is a fail system anyways, might as well use the millions u have now and invest…. cam just wants to get some college girls, which is not too bad of an investment….
The infamous “sociology” degree for an athlete. That degree is going to do him a lot of good in the future lol. Cam just wants an excuse to bang co-ed’s and hangout on the campus he’s a rock star on. Sorry, not buying Cam is serious about education. His father wasn’t asking schools about their educations during his recruiting lol he was asking about money. Cam will never have to work another day in his life. This “sociology” degree is just so Cam can say he’s a college graduate and enhance his image. Go look team by team of football and basketball players majoring in “sociology” lol it’s most of them and just about every player that is going to have a career in the pros!!!
Good for him. A sign that Cam is finally maturing.
Let’s do the math”
2 years Florida
1 year Blinn College
1 year Auburn
That’s four years of college and yet no degree??
Getting a sociology degree in most cases is worse than not having a degree at all. Four years of lost income, 100k in tuition and a degree in a field that has no employment. We need to debunk this myth that any college degree is a ticket to prosperity.
It’s an easy thing to make fun of, but in truth it’s a pretty classy move.
Um, hooray?
Sociology degree? Sounds lucrative.
Man is going back to college. How can anyone find that negative?
Good for him! People can hate him for whatever reasons they have but you can’t fault the man for trying to better himself.
Respect
oooo Sociology. Do yourself a favor Cam, get a business degree. That you know, leads to jobs that aren’t handouts for former pro athletes.
He probably made more money his 1 year at auburn then he has the past 2 years in the nfl.
A degree in sociology is almost as useless as a degree in political science.
I’ve always liked Cam people on here need to get off his back, just like people need to stop criticizing the seahawks.
Good for Cam! Anybody know how many classes he needs?
80% of these posters need to still finish high school!!!
Nice move Cam….keep up the good work!!!
What’s the point of this?
You go to school to find a good job and make as much money as you can. I would say being an NFL QB accomplishes that.
someones growing up
The hate for this man is unbelievable. For the guy questioning the fact that he did 4 years of college with no degree please understand that everytime you transfer you lose institutional credits. Secondly, most student aren’t graduating in 4 years, a typical four year student did some summer semesters.
So… His handlers talked him into it to help his image.
Got it….
bigd9484 says:
Jan 15, 2013 3:06 PM
oooo Sociology. Do yourself a favor Cam, get a business degree. That you know, leads to jobs that aren’t handouts for former pro athletes.
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I’ll take a handout for former pro athlete job any day of the week, being a commentator sounds awesome. Getting paid to talk about football? I mean, I’m talking about football right now, but I’m being paid to renegotiate online marketing agreements.
More players should do like Cam instead of laying on a beach somewhere or getting arrested during the off season..
A sociology degree is a waste of time to begin with, let alone if you have millions of dollars already.
Waste of money and time. focus on your future endevors. that degree will not be a difference maker in his case.
He should be studying Keapernick and Wilsons game tape
Cam thinks the NFL is one big party, what makes anyone think he can commit to a real life degree?
Hes a joke.
There are some ignorant comments on here.
@dblockatl he isn’t making 22 million this year. With the new rookie scale his entire contract is worth 20-24 million. I’m sure he’ll renegotiate it sooner rather than later, but he isn’t making that kind of loot yet. I believe Peyton, Brady, and Brees are the only NFL players at 20+ million currently.
Surprised he didn’t just buy the degree online.
He’s making a great decision and becoming more mature. Hopefully this helps him in the long run keeping his head straight.
You would think he’d put more of an emphasis on film study and working with a trainer to improve upon his football skills.
He’ll make significantly more from his first NFL contract than he will from the age of 35-65 combined, might as well do what he can in order to make sure he gets a larger 2nd contract.
He’s wasting his time.
I don’t have much of an opinion one way or another about Cam, but I cannot fault his decision to finish his degree. Sociology is a rather broad subject but having the degree sets a good example to his young fans. Even though you may have millions, having a degree is priceless in terms of knowledge and having the education to make future decisions.
Hurry kids…..hide your laptops!!!
Cam sure can stir up all the haters, but they’re probably unjustified here. Maybe he could use a business degree more in the future to learn how to hold on to his cash, but hey, he can hire someone to do that (Hey Cam – No family members!) I think the real deal here is that a degree is an accomplishment no matter what the major, and Cam feels unfulfilled without one. I give him credit!
I’m not a Cam fan, not a hater either. But something tells me he doesn’t have to go back to school too get chicks.
Oh, and there its life after football. Going back to school and getting his degree is a smart move. More athletes should do this.
He’s really going to skew the average earnings of Sociology graduates. Some of them might even think they can actually get jobs.
Does anyone else see cam going back to school as a terrible idea. I mean what happened to big Ben when he hung out at a college after he became famous?
Thank God he’ll have his degree. Now maybe he can make millions of dollars.
Great Cam! That’s being a true role model.
Don’t trust his honor pledge – he has already cheated and fled one institution – this guy will not do the right thing and will take the easy way out. Make him take tests alone and check his papers for plagiarism.
He’s going back to college to remember how to win.
Smart kid
All those that are hating on CAM for going back and getting his DEGREE are just madd because you dont have one and dont want to see someone else be successful. And as far as Im concerned you can kick rocks.
Good for him
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