All I know is that something smells very "fishy" around this topic! Even if it weren't an Auburn official, it was without question and Auburn fan/booster who did it! Doesn't that constitute a booster and if so, why can't Auburn be held responsible for the actions of their boosters? Wasn't Alabama held responsible for the actions of one of its boosters?
I am actually not suggesting that Auburn can control boosters anymore than Alabama, but this just shows how stupid the rule is to expect a school to control every fan/booster! And they don't have to be multi-millionaires to break rules! This is just as bad as trying to buy a student in my book. Either way, it could have resulted in an ineligible player playing.
As long as the situation is caught I personally believe no harm, no foul should be the result to the schools. It's a dumb and literally impossible expectation on the schools.