For Curtis Blackwell, Friday was a rough day.
The NCAA Division I Council’s dual ruling, banning schools from holding satellite camps away from their campus and coaches from working camps off their campus, hit him on a number of levels.
The biggest personal impact is on his passion project, the “Sound Mind, Sound Body” camp he created in Detroit for high school players to gain life skills and football exposure from college coaches.
Slated to expand to six regions across the country this summer, well beyond the Wayne State event June 9-10, now there’s a serious blow as the FBS coaches cannot work on the field.