In a recent New York Times article it was revealed that in the past 5 years more than half of 5 star recruits — 82 of 163 - went to the following four schools: Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson.

 

No wonder all 4 are consistently in the playoff discussion.

Yep, and it's when they then merge multiple 5 stars on a single team, and add them to the rest of the roster that are no lower than 4 stars that parity in college football really disappears.