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SEC players think stipends are nice but not difference-makers

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  • Edward Aschoff, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • ESPN.com SEC reporter.
    • Joined ESPN.com in 2011.
    • Graduated from the University of Florida.
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The hotly contested (more like, overblown) discussion around cost of attendance had coaches and athletic directors talking in all sorts of different directions during the offseason. Some are concerned that schools able to pay players higher stipends will be able to use that as a recruiting advantage (like there aren't already myriad recruiting advantages for football powers), while others worried about possible corruption when it comes to official monetary numbers.