Cam Newton is one of the most dominant college football players of all time. He elevated Auburn in the 21st century to heights the program had never reached -- and certainly hasn't since he left. Newton is one of the toughest and most powerful players to ever lace up a pair of cleats.
The man is an all-timer in the sport. But his take on the current College Football Playoff is questionable at best.
Newton claimed that Notre Dame doesn't deserve to be in the CFP. He said this after the Fighting Irish dominated Georgia and made the world believe the SEC's era of dominance was over during Friday's episode of ESPN's "First Take."
“Notre Dame played six top 25 teams in their year this year. You want to know who those top 25 teams were? Texas A&M, Louisville, Navy, Army, Indiana and a depleted UGA team,” Cam Newton said, per On3.
“They have the 58th strength of schedule. … Notre Dame has had a cakewalk to their situation, playing the teams that they’ve played, versus the teams Texas played, versus the teams Ohio State even played. So that’s what I mean when I say certain things like that. You haven’t earned the right.
“This is the weakest University of Georgia team that we’ve seen in the last five years. And you know that. And they played with their backup quarterback. On top of, they had two turnovers, on top of that they had to muster special teams touchdowns to win.
“OK, cool. Did they control the line of scrimmage? Yes. But was that the best UGA team? No.”
Notre Dame may have the best defense in the entire CFP field. They certainly have one of the most in-touch coaches in Marcus Freeman.
They deserve to be there. As beating Indiana and Georgia proved. Newton is just hating on a team with an exclusive NBC deal on ABC/ESPN airwaves is all.