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The Men Behind the Numbers: Number 6, Sam Hubbard

A dodgeball game turned a Notre Dame lacrosse recruit into a Buckeye football player

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Jeremy Combs
Aug 30, 2026
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6 days until kickoff! That means it’s time for another edition of The Men Behind the Numbers. Urban Meyer had stopped by Cincinnati Moeller to visit the head football coach, who happened to also be the physical education teacher. He wasn’t there to recruit any specific player, as he was just sort of checking in with coach and the program. It happened to be dodgeball day in the phys ed class. Meyer was taken back by a student that stood out in the game. That student was Sam Hubbard, an All Ohio safety that was committed to Notre Dame, for lacrosse.

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