You mentioning Cam Newton does ring a bell. Newton's father had peddled his son's services to three or four members of the Mississippi State coaching staff. They gave Mr.Newton a high bid of $200,000.00 if I remember right. However Mississippi State was outbid by Auburn. Being sore losers, all those Mississippi State assistant coaches contacted the NCAA offering themselves as witnesses and detailing the actions perpetrated by Mr. Newton on behalf of his son. The NCAA then suspended Cam Newton during the football season but then the NCAA immediately rescinded that suspension before Cam Newton missed a single Auburn game. Slive came on the TV during the pregame of that next Auburn game congratulating the NCAA on a correct decision by allowing Cam Newton to play. Cam Newton went on to lead Auburn to a Natty and Cam Newton was never brought before the NCAA again in any way. I use to debate Barrett Sallee who was an Auburn graduate on Bleacher Report about Cam Newton in all the grim details. Sallee would have defended Auburn & Cam Newton to the death. The SEC takes care of no SEC member like those Alabama teams.