College football teams must now actually compete for a national title. It's a bit better than everyone just deciding they're the champions. Auburn claimed four additional national titles on Tuesday, recognizing itself as nine-time champs.

After Auburn ’s latest national championship haul, college football fans are having a field day.

To the victors go the spoils. After all, they are the ones to write history. What happens if you claim to be victorious when everybody else thinks somebody else won? Well, then you play college football in the SEC in the State of Alabama.

It makes sense to consider Auburn an afterthought in the Southeastern Conference. After all, the Tigers have endured four consecutive losing seasons — their longest such skid in nearly eight decades — and failed to find much consistency since Tommy Tuberville’s heyday 20 years ago.

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

The school announced that it would be retiring Newton’s No. 2 number after he led the football program to a national title in 2010 and won the Heisman Trophy. He is one of the best players in Auburn history and is only the fourth Auburn player to ever have his number retired, joining Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan, and Terry Beasley.

Several coaches and GMs recently shared their opinions on the top transfers from the last cycle. What are they saying about Auburn's haul?

Auburn has played Mercer 13 times in its history, dating all the way back to the 1800s, but it has always been a lopsided series in favor of the Tigers. They're 13-0 against the Bears, outscoring them 572-36. The pair have played just twice since 1922, and Auburn has won both matchups by a combined score of 66-26.