Something different
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, who might be the pioneer of satellite camps, hailed the NCAA's reversal of a ban Thursday but said he wasn’t surprised.
“We never really pulled off of it,” Gundy told USA TODAY Sports. “I told the (coaching staff) when the ruling came out that they would reverse it just based on how detrimental it would be to the future student athletes, the younger players that aren’t financially able to travel around country, even in a regional area, to see schools they may be interested in.
“It’s beneficial for us and them. I think they made a great decision.”
As he has for the past dozen years, Gundy plans several camps in Texas. This time, he expects a twist: “mega-camps.” With the reversal, he said he expects more than a dozen schools to be represented at camps put on by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.