NCAA lifts its recent ban on satellite football camps

The NCAA Board of Directors on Thursday overturned its recently imposed ban on satellite camps in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

The ban prevented coaches from holding camps or clinics away from their school. That practice became a hot topic when coaches such as Michigan's Jim Harbaugh organized camps in Florida -- a move that irritated members of rival conferences and universities that believed it would cost them local recruits. The ban passed by a 10-5 vote on April 8.

But that ban lasted only a few weeks and created a stronger backlash than the initial camps.

"The Board of Directors is interested in a holistic review of the football recruiting environment, and camps are a piece of that puzzle," Board of Directors chair Harris Pastides said Thursday. "We share the Council's interest in improving the camp environment, and we support the Council's efforts to create a model that emphasizes the scholastic environment as an appropriate place for recruiting future student-athletes."

Michigan's response was immediate and entertaining:

As for the SEC, it wasn't quite as thrilled.

"While we are disappointed with the NCAA governance process result, we respect the Board of Directors' decision and are confident SEC football programs will continue to be highly effective in their recruiting efforts," SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said, according to The Associated Press. 

The Associated Press contributed to this story.