By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums

An attorney for Kenny Rogers said Thursday his client knows he made "a stupid decision" when he sent a fellow Mississippi State booster a text of Cecil Newton's payment plan to secure his son's commitment to the Bulldogs.
An attorney for the former Mississippi State player who helped spark the NCAA's investigation of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton said Tuesday his client has been interviewed by the FBI.

The game was easy for Cam Newton and No. 3 Auburn. If the Tigers' star quarterback faced any stress Saturday, it came after their 62-24 victory Saturday against Chattanooga.

Auburn quarterback Cam Newton says he "didn't do anything wrong" amid allegations that a man tried to secure payment from Mississippi State during the Heisman Trophy hopeful's recruitment.

A person familiar with the situation says Auburn is "extremely confident there was no wrongdoing" during its recruitment of Tigers quarterback Cam Newton because the school has found "nothing inappropriate" after reviewing his father's bank records.

A man who said he represented Auburn quarterback and Heisman hopeful Cameron Newton during his recruitment out of junior college last year asked for payment to secure his commitment to Mississippi State, according to former MSU player John Bond.

Auburn has had "no contact whatsoever" with a man who allegedly tried to secure payment from Mississippi State during the recruitment of Tigers quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful Cam Newton, according to a person familiar with the situation.

A man who said he represented Auburn quarterback and Heisman hopeful Cameron Newton during his recruitment out of junior college last year asked for payment to secure his commitment to Mississippi State, according to former MSU player John Bond.
Bond, a former Mississippi State quarterback, told MSU officials in January he had been asked for $180,000 by a former teammate in exchange for Newton's commitment to the Bulldogs.
John Bond, a former Mississippi State quarterback, said in January he had been asked for $180,000 to secure Cam Newton's commitment to Mississippi State and informed MSU officials.