THE READ OPTION: The great satellite camps debate rages on

Satellite camps. Big Ten coaches have found a way to meet and greet prospects in the nation’s most fertile recruiting ground by partnering up with smaller colleges down South, and it’s become the official debate of the college football offseason.

Steven Godfrey spoke with Penn State head coach James Franklin, the man who launched the conference’s new recruiting philosophy last summer. Franklin doesn’t plan on backing off.

‘There are programs that have been doing [satellite camps] for 10 years. But when we did it last year, it made national headlines,’ Franklin says. ‘We’re doing it again [in Atlanta, Charlotte and elsewhere], and it’s still making national headlines. And other people are doing it now, because the rules allow you to do it.

‘I would not be serving Penn State the right way if I wasn’t doing everything within the NCAA and Big Ten rules to give us a chance to be successful.’

Michigan and Ohio State have since joined in, and SEC coaches remain angry.

Also new to the debate on Tuesday: Auburn and Georgia decline Jim Harbaugh’s camp invite, while Notre Dame breaks from its ACC buddies by supporting the camps. (The Irish held some of their own last year.)

Steve Spurrier is working on an autobiography. This will surely be one of the greatest books ever written, and EDSBS has an *exclusive* first look.

Chapter 13: The Time I Took A Job Whipping Georgia’s Ass Over And Over Again (And Other Games Florida Played)

Spurrier provides a unique perspective on his time at Florida only by chronicling his victories against Georgia; also, a stirring narrative about yet another time he severely injured Ray Goff with a golf cart, and drove away laughing. (94 pages.)

OLD GUY TOUCHDOWN. An 89-year-old Kansas fan scored a touchdown in the school’s alumni game over the weekend.

Temple to the top? The Owls had one of the nation’s most improved defenses ever. Bill C. says they might be an AAC contender this season.

CROOTIN’.

HATIN’.

Texas Bowl champions of the world. The Razorbacks are, according to Bret Bielema’s title belt.

Post-spring depth chart. Alabama’s offensive picture is a little clearer after A-Day.

QB efficiency. The most efficient quarterback in 2014 was — here’s a shocker — Oregon’s Marcus Mariota.

Baylor scheduling tough(er)? The Bears’ maligned strength of schedule could be getting a boost.