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Gophers football: Jerry Kill taking advantage of satellite camps

Doesn't "satellite camp" sound like something NASA would set up for kids to learn about space exploration?

In this case, the term has nothing to do with stars -- at least not the ones above us. It's a reference to the standout football players attending high school camps in areas outside of where college programs are allowed to host them.

An NCAA forbids schools from holding camps outside a 50-mile radius of their campus. But nothing stops coaching staffs, especially those from Power 5 conferences, from traveling those distances to work as guests for other camps.