Auburn's Cam Newton Wins Heisman Trophy

Cam Newton withstood scandal to become the runaway winner of this year's Heisman Trophy. The Auburn quarterback, who will lead his team to the title game next month against Oregon, bested Andrew Luck of Stanford, LaMichael James of Oregon, and Kellen Moore of Boise State. Voters didn't seem to mind the allegations that Newton's father tried to get Mississippi State to pay his son to transfer there. Cam didn't do so, and the NCAA says there's no evidence he knew of the scheme.

On the field, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound junior has been the most dominant player in college football of 2010. He leads the Southeastern Conference in rushing, leads the nation in passer rating, and has accounted for 49 touchdowns while guiding the top-ranked Tigers to a so-far undefeated season. (More Heisman Trophy stories.)