There are $5+8+1=14$ players in each group. There are $14\times 6=84$ players in total. 
Brandon is engaging sprint race on the track, and he is in the first group. On the track, there are $5$ players in front of him, and there are $8$ players behind him. There are $5$ extra groups signing up for the sprint race, and the number of players of each group are identical. How many sprint players are there in total? 
a: $$65$$ 
b: $$70$$ 
c: $$78$$ 
d: $$84$$ 
e: $$96$$ 