James Franklin and Penn State are going on the offensive once again. Following a successful satellite camp circuit in the southeast last summer, Penn State is hitting the road this summer in an attempt to dip into rival territories. In the process SEC feathers are starting to ruffle.

Last summer, Penn State tried to make some inroads into Florida and Georgia by working Stetson College and Georgia State camps. With more dates potentially in the works, Penn State coaches will be found at at least five different stops this summer:

***North Central College Camp (greater Chicago area)

***Trent Miles Football Camp at Flower Branch High School (greater Atlanta area)

***Davidson College Camp (greater Charlotte area)

***Old Dominion University Camp (Virginia Beach area)

***Sound Mind Sound Body Camp (Detroit area)

In the Sound Mind Sound Body Camp, Penn State will be joined by numerous other staffs but none of those will be coming from the SEC due to conference rules that prohibit coaches from working camps outside of a 50-mile radius. That has become a sore spot for a conference that takes recruiting as seriously as any in the country. In fact current SEC commissioner Mike Slive and SEC commissioner-select Greg Sankey recently had some thoughts on the satellite camp debate.

Slive jokes about Big Ten football satellite camps: "We're going to have a camp at Penn State." — Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) April 20, 2015

Sankey: SEC won't eventually be only one not doing satellite camps. "I'm not sure the others want our coaches going to State College, PA." — Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) April 20, 2015

Sankey says he has brought satellite camp issue to NCAA rules subcommittee. "Do we want to recruit all summer long in football?" — Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) April 20, 2015

For its part Penn State's staff seems to be welcoming the expansion of satellite camps and isn't hiding from its aggressive approach on the recruiting trail.

I would like to add that State College, PA is an awesome summertime...or anytime for that matter...destination. https://t.co/QwKoKH9Sm7 — Herb Hand (@CoachHand) April 20, 2015

Penn State isn't the only program embracing the satellite camp gameplan. Notre Dame took part in satellite camps last summer and Jim Harbaugh has Michigan jumping into the mix with plans to coach at a June camp in Prattville, Ala. It's a trend that is steadily growing.

There are a lot of reasons the SEC has been so successful on the football field in recent years but the talent density within the SEC footprint is as important of a factor as any. So it's no surprise that the SEC wants to restrict rival conferences from moving in on its talent but James Franklin and the Big Ten are coming and right now there's nothing the SEC can do about it.