Mullen surely gets credit for recruiting and coaching Cam Newton. In fact, Newton was going to follow him to MSU. But then, he actually called and talked to Mrs Mullen and apologized almost in tears for not coming. He told her, "My Dad says that the money is just too good at Auburn to turn down."
And as we all remember, the booster money was paid to an uncle as a donation for his church, so the NCAA backed away from making a case out of it.
And as we all remember, the booster money was paid to an uncle as a donation for his church, so the NCAA backed away from making a case out of it.
