Very Large ? with 51 players how large could it be ?
The top recruits get a whole lot more money than everybody else.
At Syracuse isn't everyone a " top recruit" oh that's right only the 12 starters get full rides and everybody else gets zero. 12.5 scholarships is 12.5 scholarships even at Syracuse
Over a four year span here is an example of how the 12.6 could be divided.
12.6 split evenly over 4 years = 3.15 per year.
Top recruit gets .75
Number 2 recruit gets .5
number 3, 4, 5 get .3 each.
number 6, 7, 8 get .25 each.
9, 10. 11, 12 get zero.
.75 + .5 + .3 +.3 +.3 +.25 +.25 +.25 +.25 = 3.15 per year x 4 = 12.6
The coach can split it up any way they want. I don't think more than 30 players can be on athletic scholarship.
Bottom line: the top recruits get a lot more money.