Cam Newton threatens to ‘slap the s--t out of’ heckler at Auburn-Alabama game (VIDEO)

Riding high after beating the Cowboys in Dallas on Thanksgiving, Cam Newton was back in Auburn Saturday to watch his Tigers take on Alabama in the Iron Bowl.

But while walking to Jordan-Hare Stadium, Newton — who quarterbacked Auburn to a national championship in 2010 — became the target of of some unexpected heckling.

A fan can be heard on video yelling "180K!" at Newton as he walks through the crowd, a reference to the quarterback's alleged college recruiting payoff. Newton was not pleased, and responded with an expletive laced threat.

"I'll slap the sh-- out of you!" Newton says, turning and pointing at the fan.

While Newton was still in college, numerous reports claimed that his father, Cecil Newton Sr., had asked schools for large payouts in exchange for Cam's services. A former Mississippi State player even told ESPN that he witnessed Cecil Newton informing Bulldogs coaches the program would need to pay between $100,000 and $180,000 for Cam to commit there.

Looks like it still touches a nerve with the NFL star.

ESPN catches heat for televising fan's sexist sign on GameDay

Seeing outrageous and sometimes tasteless signs during ESPN College GameDay is nothing new —  but usually most the comments are directed at the opposing players or teams.

But before the Mississippi-Alabama game in Tuscaloosa Saturday, a Crimson Tide fan held up a sign outside Bryant-Denny Stadium stating “Ole Miss Girls Are Easier Than Their Out-Of-Conference Schedule.”

While offensive signs have been known to slip by GameDay censors, it’s rare for them to be promoted the way this one was. ESPN not only broadcast it on air, but also featured it in a tweet from the @CollegeGameDay account:

Just no chill. pic.twitter.com/Hn0fWwL9gF

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 19, 2015

And, even with a group of smiling coeds standing around the young man's sign, the sexist message didn't sit well with just about everyone else.

To be fair, when the sign was shown on-air, host Rece Davis and analyst Kirk Herbstreit condemned it, with Davis saying “I can’t condone that type of behavior” and Herbstreit adding “That is unacceptable.”

However, ESPN still made the decision to show it, and ESPN spokesperson Keri Potts told CNN they wouldn’t be deleting the tweet promoting it either, saying “Our Twitter handle looks to bring the sights and sounds of the College GameDay experience to the viewer at home and reflect how the fans on site express themselves.”

But that didn't stop the Twitter backlash that was about to ensue:

@CollegeGameDay Utterly classless and embarrassing to feature this sign. What does this say about your brand? Integrity? Views on women?

— Emily Wright (@EmilyCello) September 19, 2015

ESPN's somewhat misconstrued attempt to disassociate themselves from the sexist sign does not excuse them from the controversy. The network has editorial control on what signs are allowed near their set, what signs they show on air, and especially on what signs they elect to tweet out. They didn’t make this sign, but they did promote it and left it up for everyone to see.

The Boy's Club still rules.

A.J. McCarron tweets support for Manti Te'o

Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron — maybe now better known as Katherine Webb's boyfriend — is asking critics to give the beleaguered Notre Dame player some space and hold back passing judgement until all of the facts of the bizarre story are in. Via twitter, McCarron — who led his Crimson Tide team to a 42-14 rout over Te'o's team in the BCS Championship Game — showed compassion towards the troubled linebacker.

I think we should give manti sum respect & don't judge bc we don't know what all is going on. It could be deeper than told. Praying for him!
— AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) January 17, 2013

McCarron's simple tweet just goes to show that football connections go beyond teammates and he has lot of respect for his on-the-field rival.