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Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton led the Auburn Tigers to a 22-19 victory over the Oregon Ducks in the BCS National Championship Game. Newton, the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, nearly missed a chance to play in the game after an eligibility controversy cast a shadow over the Tigers' season. The NCAA ultimately ruled that Newton's father, a minister, had illegally attempted to solicit monies from Mississippi State boosters, but that Cam Newton was unaware of his father's actions.

Newton takes Heisman, Tigers take title

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Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton led the Auburn Tigers to a 22-19 victory over the Oregon Ducks in the BCS National Championship Game. Newton, the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, nearly missed a chance to play in the game after an eligibility controversy cast a shadow over the Tigers' season. The NCAA ultimately ruled that Newton's father, a minister, had illegally attempted to solicit monies from Mississippi State boosters, but that Cam Newton was unaware of his father's actions.

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