John,
In this country, a presumption of innocence is the principal in criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty. Preponderance of the evidence is the general standard in civil cases, essentially where evidence is more convincing to the trier of fact than the opposing evidence.

The decision to vote for a Heisman is not a criminal matter so the talking heads/voices need to stop using the presumption of innocence as a standard to decide their Heisman vote. To me, the preponderance of the known facts indicates Cam Newton is a typical spoiled athlete with an entitlement mentality.

At Florida, he is caught committing academic fraud/cheating on numerous occasions. He's a party to the theft of a laptop computer and the subsequent attempt to obstruct justice when he's caught with the stolen item. It is clear: Cam Newton believes he is above the system and certainly does not fall within the term student/athlete.

The talking heads/voices wonder if Camden is a "victim" of his father's greed. What if Camden didn't know?, they ask. I'm not buying that either. Camden has admitted he allowed his father to make the choice of school. Why would any student athlete who should be concerned with the various offensive systems of different schools along with the chemistry of the coaches and teamates, agree to allow someone else to make the most important decision of his career? Why? Because he knows the ultimate decision is based on the value of his services and the money his father can extort.

In the outside chance all the smoke is just that, should he be awarded the trophy since he's still considered the best player in 2010 despite the smoke? In 2005, Vince Young was the best college football player. Yet, he didn't win the Heisman. In 2009, Ndamukong Suh was the best college football player. Yet, he didn't win the Heisman. James, Moore, Luck, Weedon, Broyles, and numerous other student athletics are just as worthy and better represent what College Football should be about.

I believe Reggie Bush returned his Heisman voluntarily and was not stripped of the award by the foundation. IMO, that's a big difference.