Auburn's Cam Newton has been named Sporting News' college football player of the year

Auburn junior quarterback Cam Newton has been named Sporting News' College Football Player of the Year, and was joined by junior defensive tackle Nick Fairley on Sporting News' All-America team, the publication announced Wednesday. Sporting News is one of only five All-American groups the NCAA uses to determine consensus All-Americans. Auburn, LSU, Oregon and Wisconsin each had two representatives on Sporting News' team.