I know, I know, Cam escaped any penalties because he allegedly had no knowledge what his father was doing. If you can prove Cam DID have knowledge, then he should have been ineligible and perhaps missed a few games.
But he's gone. Do you go back and make Auburn forfeit for unwittingly using an ineligible player? Maybe they would, but that doesn't seem fair at all. Not only did Auburn have no way of knowing Cam was ineligible, but they also relied on the result of an NCAA investigation stating that he WAS eligible. Unless you can show Auburn did something wrong in the whole thing, it doesn't seem right to punish them at this point.
Now, what about this claim that tapes between Kenny and Cecil could be harmful to MSU? I honestly don't think there's anything to it. The worst thing that could be on those tapes would be Kenny saying that he has the money lined up, or that he and Cecil had already received some money. If that is true, that is brand new information. I'm pretty sure that if anyone at MSU knew money had been paid, then they would have reported that to the NCAA and Cam would have been declared ineligible. NCAA said in December there was no evidence that Cecil received any money from MSU or Auburn.
So, if Kenny said something like that, and IF it turns out to be true, then someone's been hiding something. MSU would get some sanctions, but they wouldn't be that bad. Rogue booster(s), hidden from the University despite a full investigation, and then we didn't even sign the kid involved.
I do think Auburn should be concerned about MSU paying Cecil, though. That is way more damaging than Cam simply knowing that Cecil was asking for money.