I've seen multiple articles about Cotton since the CTF expulsion, and he clearly said in MOST of them that he's solidly committed, and that his parents really like Auburn, and he doesn't see a reason NOT to come to Auburn YET. Besides, I'm not sure we're going to back to 100% I-Formation.
Tuberville and everyone else knows the spread isn't the problem, it was the mixture, or lack there of that was the problem. You get the right play calling in there, and things should strengthen the recruiting, not weaken it. Besides, if we had continue to look inept running the spread this year, it might have been much more damaging than firing CTF.
JMO...