Somewhere to the north of Florida and just due east of Alabama lays a treasure trove of talent waiting to be discovered by Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who would be doing the Wolverines a favor by setting up a reliable network between Ann Arbor and Georgia.
As a rule, Florida, Texas and California funnel the most talent to big-time NCAA programs.
One look at recent recruiting rankings says it all: Texas has 31 of the top 200 recruits of 2016, Florida has 25 and California has 29, bringing the three-state total to 85 of 200—or 42.5 percent for the math folks.