MAC commissioner calls for restrictions on satellite camps

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 2:15 p.m. ET

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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requiring Football Bowl Subdivision schools to hold camps at or near home, but the Division I Board of Directors rescinded the ban in early May.