Three Ohio State signees named Gatorade State Football Winners

The Ohio State football team had quite an excellent early signing period.

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Even though the Buckeyes missed out on a few key prospects, Ryan Day was still able to sign a consensus top-ten class.

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Among that class is a pretty strong contingency, at least according to the fine people at Gatorade.

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Gatorade has been awarding the Gatorade State Player of the Year award since 1985.

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Gatorade states that the award was created to “recognize the nation’s most outstanding high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence,

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academic achievement, and exemplary charter.” Past winners have included the likes of Julian Fleming,

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Kyle McCord, Gabe Powers, and Joe Burrow among others.

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1. Brandon Inniss, Wide Receiver - Florida Gatorade State Player of the Year Athletic Excellence: 71 receptions, 1319 yards, 15 touchdowns Academic Excellence: 3.81 weighted GPA Exemplary Character: Volunteer youth football coach

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2. Jason Moore, Defensive Line - Maryland Gatorade State Player of the Year Athletic Excellence: 96 tackles, 13 sacks, 18 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles Academic Excellence: Maintained a B average Exemplary Character: Volunteer in multiple community service initiatives

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3. Lincoln Kienholz, Quarterback - South Dakota Gatorade State Player of the Year Athletic Excellence: 3422 passing yards, 46 passing touchdowns, 1435 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns

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