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Only Sam Hubbard's High School Coach Saw the Ohio State Defensive End's Rise Coming

Located in a football-rich state, the city of Cincinnati is one of Ohio's hot spots for prep talent. Eleven Warriors recently spent a couple of days in the Queen City and will bring you a series of Ohio State-related stories over the coming weeks. Come along for the ride, won't you?

CINCINNATI — John Rodenberg wants to set the record straight. He predicted this.

By now, you’ve surely heard the story. Urban Meyer and Kerry Coombs were at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati — one of the top programs in the state of Ohio — where Rodenberg the is head coach when Meyer spotted a long, lengthy, 6-foot-6 athlete named Sam Hubbard playing dodgeball.