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MAC commissioner calls for restrictions on satellite camps

Posted at 4:22 PM, Jul 28, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-28 16:22:20-04
DETROIT (AP) -- Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher is calling for some limits on when and where football satellite camps can be held.
   
Steinbrecher suggested a 15-day window to hold the camps and a requirement that they take place on the ground of another four-year college. Steinbrecher spoke Thursday at the MAC's annual media day at Ford Field in Detroit.
   
Satellite camps have become a big issue over the past year. The Southeastern Conference wanted them banned, with some coaches arguing that it was just a way for programs to recruit.
   
The Division I Council approved a proposal requiring Football Bowl Subdivision schools to hold camps at or near home, but the Division I Board of Directors rescinded the ban in early May.