It’s an age old debate. Which state produces the most football talent?
It’s not an easy question to answer because the change in demographics and population in this country has changed significantly over the last few decades. Yes, Ohio has historically been a football hotbed. I mean, there’s a reason the NFL Hall of Fame is in the Buckeye state, right?
As the population of this country has moved south and west, however, is Ohio still the football state it used to be? Has Texas, Florida, and California — even Georgia and Louisiana — surpassed Ohio in high school talent?
Obviously, it’s hard to take the bias out of question like this, and doing it on the campus of THE Ohio State will probably get you different answers than, say, Florida State, but the OSU football creative team decided to put that debate out there in the universe, or at least in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Watch as current Ohio State football players walk by the question of which state produces the most football talent and how they respond. The answers vary from Ohio to Florida, to California, to even South Dakota and Wisconsin (you can probably guess who raised that false flag).
Look, I’d love to say Ohio is king here, but it’s simply not true anymore. Florida is the right answer, followed closely I’d say, by Texas and California. More people equals more people playing football. It’s simple, right?
Tell me I’m wrong and back it up.
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