As of now, no one is investigating Pearl, NCAA or FBI. They are looking at Person and AU, not Pearl. Pearl was not named in any transcript or wire from the Person case. Also, nothing that has come out benefits anybody at AU except Person and the players in question (Purifoy and Wiley). Person was actually trying to get them to leave AU and sign with this agent. There is no knowledge of paying for these recruits to come.
Now, I know Bruce isnt squeaky clean and has a past, but the facts now are that nothing that was done in any way helped AU. In fact it’s the opposite, and the NCAA has already ruled Wiley eligible for next year. I doubt we ever see Purifoy again.
Sorry for the novel, but everyone painting Pearl as the bad guy here is wrong. He isn’t speaking with AU because of the investigation, and once it’s over, he will speak with AU (advice from his council).
Pearl’s issues will be with the NCAA due to the new HC responsibility rules and what recruiting violations were self-reported during Auburn’s investigation. It won’t be from the FBI probe.