FILE – Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton (2) breaks for a 71-yard touchdown past Arkansas State defensive end Justin Robertson (47) and Najel Byrd (34) during an NCAA college football game on Sept. 4, 2010, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill, file)

Auburn will retire 2010 Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton’s No. 2 jersey this fall, making him the fourth player in program history to receive the honor.

The ceremony will take place during Auburn’s home game against rival Georgia on Oct. 11.

Newton will join Pat Sullivan (No. 7), Bo Jackson (No. 34) and Terry Beasley (No. 88) as former Tigers football players whose numbers are formally retired. The jerseys of Sullivan and Beasley were retired following Sullivan’s 1971 Heisman Trophy season, and Jackson’s number was retired as part of Aubur

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