Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has been dragged back into the long running rivalry between Alabama and his alma mater Auburn in the oddest of ways.
Newton is honored with a statue outside Auburn University’s stadium and someone — presumably an Alabama fan — strapped two University of Alabama flags and a men’s athletic supporter to the statue overnight Tuesday, according to photos on social media.
Images of the additions were tweeted by Jared Dillard of TV station WEGL who said: “Welp. Didn’t expect this early in the morning...”
The campus newspaper, The Auburn Plainsman, said the statue was “defaced” and added: “The Auburn Police Division are looking into the incident.