Rust Belt states see recruiting shift
Some effects lie in plain sight. The BCS champions of the past seven years — Alabama, Florida, LSU, Florida, Texas, USC and LSU — play on warm-weather campuses.
The best teams are found where the best players are raised. The 2010 ESPNU ranking of the top 150 high school players included 28 from Florida, 24 from Texas and 18 each from California and Georgia. Michigan had five, Pennsylvania four. Ohio, home of The Ohio State University and home of famed high schools such as Massillon and Moeller, had two.
ESPN.com
5/27/10
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