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5 at 10: Pay-for-Play allegations at Auburn, Cam Newton comparisons and the Braves begin

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Don’t forget about the Friday mailbag, and we’re always looking for questions from the gang.

Here we go.

photo This Aug. 2, 2008 photo shows Auburn football player Raven Gray during drills in Birmingham, Ala. Four former Auburn players have told HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” that they received thousands of dollars while being recruited by or playing for the Tigers. Stanley McClover, Troy Reddick, Chaz Ramsey and Gray made the allegations in an episode of the show airing Wednesday night March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Michelle Williams)

Tigers’ tales of payments

Four former Auburn football players talked openly to HBO Sports about being paid by boosters and coaches during their recruitment and during their football career with the Tigers. The hour-long show that aired Wednesday focused on the NCAA, and former Tigers Stanley McClover, Troy Reddick, Chaz Ramsey and Raven Gray each talked about receiving money – mostly in handshakes from boosters.

The dichotomy of questions bounce from each side and from each point of view: