Where in the world is Jim Harbaugh?

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The peace is over. Satellite camp season has arrived.

Things had been relatively quiet in the Cold War brewing over satellite camps. Before the first whistle blew, however, Nick Saban ended the cease-fire.

"It's bad for college football," the Alabama coach said at SEC spring meetings Tuesday.

"This is the wild, wild West at its best. There have been no specific guidelines relative to how we're managing control of this stuff."

Later that day, the chief evangelist of satellite camps, Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, returned fire, referring to the resignation of Alabama assistant Bo Davis over allegations of recruiting violations.

"Amazing" to me- Alabama broke NCAA rules & now their HC is lecturing us on the possibility of rules being broken at camps. Truly "amazing."

— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) June 1, 2016

How did we get here? Well, nothing has caused more angst in college football in recent years than satellite camps.

They were on. Then they weren't. Schools from the SEC and ACC led the charge to ban coaches from leaving their home campus to conduct camps for high school prospects.

Then there was a whole lot of outrage. There were a few voting discrepancies. And three weeks after its initial ban, the NCAA overturned the decision.

And now we can rejoice, because the satellite camp frenzy has finally begun.

Riding at the center of this whirlwind, with seemingly endless joy and a reserve of snark, is Harbaugh. The Wolverines coach, going into just his second year in Ann Arbor, ignited the debate with his "summer swarm" a year ago. Last summer saw him hold camps in nine states, including an epic, shirtless performance in Prattville, Alabama.

Coach Harbaugh is still Ripped. . http://pic.twitter.com/kPYozwh6ou

— Coach Davis (@lcddavis_King) June 5, 2015

This year, Harbaugh has turned the swarm into a barnstorming, 39-camp world tour with stops in 22 states, American Samoa and Australia. Australia!

Harbaugh isn't the only one in on the fun. Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy, for example, called his series of mega-camps the Wal-Mart of satellite camps. Those camps will take place in five different Texas cities and have coaches from Oregon State, Arizona State, Colorado, Kansas State, Northwestern and others.

But come on, this month is mostly about the maize-and-blue road trip -- and asking, Where in the world will Harbaugh turn up next?

On Wednesday in Indianapolis, Harbaugh was throwing dimes to prospects at Bishop Chatard.

#Michigan coach & former #Colts QB Jim Harbaugh wearing Andrew Luck shirt here at satellite camp at Bishop Chatard http://pic.twitter.com/CwYRaH2FK8

— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) June 1, 2016

#Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh throwing passes here at satellite camp at Bishop Chatard http://pic.twitter.com/fM8329HMwH

— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) June 1, 2016

So while it feels like it never left, satellite camp season is finally here. Enjoy the ride.

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  • Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994
  • Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns

ASHBURN, Va. -- A laptop containing the medical records of thousands of NFL players was stolen from the car of a Washington Redskins trainer last month, the team said in a statement on Wednesday, confirming a story first reported by Deadspin.

According to a letter from the NFLPA that was obtained by Deadspin, the stolen medical records were of every player who went through the NFL scouting combine from 2004 through 2016, as well as current Redskins players. The backpack also contained a zip drive and hard copies of the medical records, the letter said.

"It's very bad," one league source said of the situation.

According to a Redskins statement, the laptop was taken on April 15 in downtown Indianapolis, where a thief broke the window of a car belonging to one of the team's trainers and stole his backpack.

The Redskins' statement indicated there is no reason to believe the laptop's password was compromised or that the NFL's electronic medical records system was impacted.

"No social security numbers, protected health information under HIPAA or financial information were stolen or are at risk of exposure," the team said.

A message with Indianapolis police wasn't immediately returned. It wasn't immediately clear why the team trainer was in the city. The scouting combine is held every March in Indianapolis.

The Redskins are working with the NFL and NFLPA to notify players who might be impacted.

"The team is also taking steps to prevent future incidents of this nature, including by encrypting all laptops issued to athletic trainers and other team personnel and through enhanced security training," the team said.

According to a letter sent by NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith to player representatives late last month and obtained by Deadspin, the electronic monitoring system prevented the downloading of any player medical records. The NFLPA also has contacted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the situation, Smith said.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league has worked closely with the NFLPA since learning of the theft. He reiterated that the data involves information maintained by one club and "no information maintained by any club on the NFL Electronic Medical Records system was compromised, and the theft is entirely unrelated to that system."

McCarthy said teams have been directed to re-confirm that they have reviewed their internal data protection and privacy policies and that medical information is stored and transmitted on password-protected and encrypted devices. They also want teams to make sure that every person with access to medical information has reviewed and received training on the policies regarding privacy and security of that information.

"We are aware of no evidence that the thief obtained access to any information on the computer that was stolen nor aware that any information was made public," McCarthy said.

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