On Monday, Auburn announced plans to formally retire Cam Newton‘s No. 2 in a ceremony during the Oct. 11 home game against rival Georgia. It’s a moment 15 years in the making after Newton firmly cemented his place in program lore by leading the Tigers to the 2010 BCS National Championship in arguably one of the single-most dominating individual

Auburn retired Cam Newton’s No. 2 jersey Monday. The Carolina Panthers have only one retired jersey — the late linebacker Sam Mills’ 51.

Cam Newton will join Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley as the four former Tigers to have their jersey number retired at Auburn.