Blue Chip Investing
10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 5, 2016
Mary Zimmerman
Ohio State Athletics Communications
Preview of the October 1st edition of the Ohio State Football Official Gameday Magazine. To view more from the Ohio State vs. Rutgers Gameday Magazine, click here.
The future is never too far off. No matter how young you think you are, no matter how much time people say you have, the future comes faster than you think. The field lights will eventually turn off. The stadium empties. Your playbooks get shoved in the back of a locker to gather dust; the same dust that is generated from dirt, blood and sweat of the young man who stepped off the football field and into the locker room, to hang his helmet one final time. The dust settles. Football is over.
The transition from football to real life is one proactively emphasized by the Ohio State football staff and the Department of Athletics. In addition to player development, such as resume-building opportunities, the widely-known and extensively-popular job fair offers over 60 different representatives from corporations and businesses. The job fair can offer future connections and possible employment for football players when the announcer no longer calls their names.
Last summer, sophomore defensive end and finance major Sam Hubbard walked confidently and excitedly toward the Goldman Sachs booth at the job fair. He was looking to build a relationship with some of the recruiters to possibly get his foot in the door.
“Of course I would love to play football forever, but that is unrealistic,” Hubbard said. “Plus, you never know what might happen. There are just no guarantees with this sport. That being said, I was really looking to form a good rapport with the staff at the [Goldman Sachs] booth, and I guess I did just that because they flew me out the next Tuesday for a shadow session in New York City.”
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a multinational banking firm based in New York City that engages in global investment banking, investment management, and other financial services.
“During the internship, I met with a lot of senior leadership,” Hubbard said. “They informed us on how their company operated, what the culture of the business world was like and why they’re so successful. There were actually a lot of similarities with Goldman Sachs and Ohio State football. Everyone was so energetic and driven, they loved what they did and that is so important to success. That’s what we try to embody here at Ohio State at football practice everyday.”
Energy and dedication must have struck a cord with Hubbard, as he is already finding his niche as an edge rusher. Coupled with his speed off the edge, rushing the quarterback and natural football moxie, he is undoubtedly a high prospect for the pros. In every sense, Hubbard is the total package.
“Sometimes everything is a lot to handle, but if you really have dedication and put the time in, there’s nothing you can’t achieve in the football world and in the business world,” Hubbard added. “It really feeds off of each other. If you work hard in the classroom, if you work hard on the football field, you will get opportunities to meet really important people in the business world that are interested in you.”
A well-known investment strategy is called asset allocation. In simple terms that means don’t put your eggs all in one basket. Sam Hubbard’s devotion to his education and football has not gone unnoticed, as a football player or a businessman; his diversification is truly an investment in himself.
