And while less than 4% of the U.S. population lives in Ohio, 15% of college football's major-conference head coaches were born there, the most from any state, according to the Journal. These also happen to be some of the nation's most successful coaches: 14 of the last 18 teams to make it to the national championship game had head coaches with Ohio connections.
Some current examples:
Jim Tressel, The Ohio State University -- Born in Mentor, OH
Bob Stoops, University of Oklahoma -- Born in Youngstown, OH
Urban Meyer, University of Florida -- Born in Ashtabula, OH
Bo Pelini, University of Nebraska -- Born in Youngstown, OH
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State University -- Grew up in Zanesville, OH
Les Miles, Louisiana State University -- Born in Elyria, OH
Gary Pinkel, University of Missouri -- Born in Akron, OH
Ron Zook, University of Illinois -- Born in Loudonville, OH
Mike Stoops, University of Arizona -- Born in Youngstown, OH
Jim Harbaugh, Stanford University -- Born in Toledo, OH
Mark Snyder, Marshall University -- Born in South Point, OH
Nick Saban, University of Alabama -- Played at Kent State University in Kent, OH
Read the rest of the USA Today article here.
And then read some more about Ohio being a college football goldmine:
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