Trouble at Auburn?

In a shocking revelation, ESPN or CNN or the Food Network or somebody like that is releasing some sort of report on interviews or something in which a few former Auburn players say that they received money from boosters—not only Auburn boosters, but boosters of other schools (I assume during their recruitment, not their time at Auburn). Does this mean that Auburn could be in hot water?

Short answer: no. Long answer: no, there won't be any sanctions.

Here's the thing: the NCAA has a 4-year statute of limitations on violations. If the violations did occur (considering a few players said they did, I would assume that they did actually happen), the last named player to leave Auburn last played in 2007. That's four years ago, putting the violations outside the jurisdiction of the NCAA, which means it doesn't matter and it won't affect anything. The players aren't doing Auburn any favors by essentially screaming, "Look at all the money that is being given away to players at Auburn!" but there will not be any direct repercussions.

So aside from some investigations by Auburn itself (if they feel like it), nothing will come of it. If Auburn and the other schools want to do some housecleaning, they can try to find out who was giving the players money and (attempt to) keep them away from their athletic program. Otherwise, nothing will come of it, so who cares?