Alabama football fans boo Cam Newton before SEC Championship Game

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ATLANTA — As Alabama football and Georgia prepared for the SEC Championship Game, Crimson Tide and Bulldogs fans alike united to boo a certain SEC legend.

As a group of SEC football legends were being honored before Alabama took on Georgia Saturday, Dec 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton received a chorus of boos from both Alabama and Georgia fans for the loudest ovation of any player. He kept his head down after being introduced with a grin, while each of the other players were introduced.

Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosely received ample praise as the Crimson Tide’s representative, as did former Georgia offensive lineman Randy Johnson.

Here’s a list of the 2025 SEC football legends class:

  • Alabama: LB C.J. Mosely
  • Arkansas: SAF Kenoy Kennedy
  • Auburn: QB Cam Newton
  • Florida: LB Brandon Spikes:
  • Georgia: OG Randy Johnson
  • Kentucky: TE Jacob Tamme
  • LSU: CB Tyrann Mathieu
  • Ole Miss: P William “Bill” Smith
  • Mississippi State: OG Gabe Jackson
  • Missouri: OL Mitch Morse
  • Oklahoma: NG Lucious Selmon
  • South Carolina QB Connor Shaw
  • Tennessee: LB Kevin Burnett
  • Texas: LB Derrick Johnson
  • Texas A&M: R.C. Sloucum
  • Vanderbilt: WR Jordan Matthews

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

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