CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Perhaps no topic has been more controversial over college football’s offseason than satellite camps.

When it comes to the Atlantic Coast Conference, it’s safe to say the conference and its coaches aren’t in favor of satellite camps as a whole.

The ACC was one of the biggest advocates of banning satellite camps across the FBS, and that came to fruition — but not for long.

After the ACC proposed legislation to the NCAA Division I council that would end satellite camps, the rule eventually passed on April 8. But several weeks later, following national backlash from coaches who argued that the rule change limited opportunities for players to be recruited, the rule was rescinded.

Then, not willing to forfeit a competitive edge in recruiting, the ACC lifted its intraconference ban on satellite camps.

Now, coaches within the conference are free to participate in satellite camps if they please.

While some coaches are open to participation, many are still staunchly opposed.

A few of those who don’t like it are Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Duke’s David Cutliffe, Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson and North Carolina’s Larry Fedora.

Cutcliffe, Johnson and Fedora weighed in on the subject Thursday during the ACC Football Kickoff media event.

“I can tell you quickly I’m not in favor of satellite camps,” Cutcliffe said. “I think that you invite third parties that have camps that have no business being involved. … There is no bleeding heart involved in this. No young person is going unnoticed. We have an incredible gift of film that we’ve never had before, so evaluations are occurring. A kid in the middle of wherever has a number of schools very close to him if he wants to go to camp.”

Fedora agreed.

“I know there are people out there that say if you don’t have satellite camps, then kids aren’t getting the opportunity to be seen,” Fedora said. “I don’t believe that.”

Instead of traveling off campus to recruit in another geographical region where an institution is hosting a satellite camp, Fedora prefers to just stay at home.

“I’m blessed to be in an area where kids come to our campus, and so we don’t feel like we have to go somewhere else to be able to do it,” Fedora said. “If we were going to, and if we’re ever forced to do that, we would probably go outside of our footprint to continue to build our brand. … But I would much rather stay on my campus and get kids to come to my campus.”

Like Fedora, Johnson believes his campus is enough to convince recruits to commit to Georgia Tech without him needing to partake in satellite camps.

“We think we have a beautiful campus and a lot to sell, and we’d rather get kids on our campus,” Johnson said. “After traveling with all the video and all the stuff today, there are not very many hidden kids. I’m not sure anybody is finding any hidden jewels along the way.”

Johnson is also concerned that satellite camps are lessening the credibility of high school coaches in recruiting.

“I worry that we’re going to take the high school coaches out of college football recruiting,” Johnson said. “If you look at these satellite camps now, most of the time, it’s not the head high school coaches that are putting them on and not them that are bringing the kids.”

Swinney is among those who want nothing to do with satellite camps. In his opinion, it’s all about keeping recruiting scholastic.

“I think as football coaches we should do everything we possibly can do to keep our recruiting scholastic,” Swinney said in May at the ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Fla. “We are the only sport left out there that is set up that way. In other words, all of our recruiting is done on our campus and on the high school campus. I don’t think it is good when you start getting third parties involved.

“What other people want to do, that’s their business. I’m going to run Clemson and focus on what we have to do and the things that I believe in.”