Cam Newton Superman Touchdown Celebration Gets High School QB Ejected From Playoff Game
By Jason McIntyre
"NCHSAA supervisor of officials Mark Dreibelbis told the Observer Monday that officials did not eject McClendon for taunting, which would have triggered a two-game suspension. Dreibelbis said McClendon was disqualified for an unsportsmanlike act, which just meant he had to sit out the remainder of the game."
McClendon, a 6-foot-4 junior, has “scholarship offers from North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest” and South Carolina and Tennessee are interested as well. It seems just slightly silly to eject a kid for that celebration. Yes, simply handing the ball to an official is the best way to go. But what’s wrong with showing emotion? A 17-year-old, in the midst of a big playoff upset (at least the paper called it an upset) can’t celebrate?
Cam Newton, to my knowledge, has never been flagged for it at the college or professional level. [Observer via Jones via Littman]