Satellite camps, recruiting, hoops hot topics around the SEC

(AP) — Southeastern Conference coaches and athletic directors will convene next week with familiar topics on the agenda, including football recruiting in general and satellite camps in particular, along with strengthening men's basketball across the league.

The much-publicized issue of camps clearly isn't dead, though the NCAA Division I Board of Directors in April scrapped a proposal from the SEC and ACC to ban them.

The board also gave the Division I Council until Sept. 1 to make initial recommendations on the entire college football recruiting model, satellite camps included.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday the league's position remains that recruiting should be done within the recruiting calendar established by the NCAA.

Harbaugh and other coaches say satellite camps provide opportunities for un-recruited athletes to be noticed by high-profile coaches and possibly receive scholarships.

The SEC maintains they're recruiting tools, and Sankey said he'd welcome discussion about extending the spring evaluation period if that's the camps' purpose.

The SEC had also sought a rule preventing football teams from holding practices during spring break — less than a week after Harbaugh said on national signing day that the Wolverines would practice in Florida over spring break.