This is why all the SEC/Alabama bashing of late.
You want to know why the Big Ten has such difficulty competing with the SEC? There just aren't enough players in the states. The SEC states produce over half of all FBS recruits. The Big Ten states produce just 18 percent of the FBS recruits. Over a third of these players come from Ohio.
Even with that advantage Ohio State has to poach players from the South in order to remain competitive on a national stage. Here's a stat that will blow your mind: In the BCS era Ohio State was the school that was the farthest north to win a title. The school that was the second farthest north? Tennessee.
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