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Ohio is a machine
Thursday, August 24, 2006
About Ohio football
3.86 percent: Percentage of the U.S. population (2005 estimate) that lives in Ohio.
4.45 percent: Nation's 1,045,494 boys high school football players who played in Ohio in 2004-05.
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</noscript> 4.60 percent: Players on 2005 NFL opening-day rosters who were from Ohio.
Sources: National Federation of State High School Associations, U.S. Census, NFL
We're number 1
A look at which Midwestern states supply the most players to Big Ten college programs and Notre Dame entering this season:
1. Ohio 185
2. Illinois 138
3. Michigan 126