Former Tight End and Offensive Tackle Sam Grant shares stories of playing football for the University of Oklahoma Sooners. Grant talks about the mentoring from Coach Bob Stoops, catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield and what it was like playing with current NFL players Joe Mixon (RB-Cincinnati) and Mark Andrews (TE-Baltimore).
Grant shares his journey from his high school days in Cleveland, Ohio, to an opportunity from Chesapeake to beating a Nick Sabin coached Alabama Crimson Tide football team in the Sugar Bowl.
“In high school, I always liked math and science, so I figured that's what I was going to do,” Grant said.
While attending St. Edwards High School, Grant did a brief internship with Chesapeake Energy to verify he had chosen the right career path. “You're out of the office a lot, so that's what I liked about it.” Grant said with a smile.
OU's petroleum engineering program ranks among the nation's elite. OU's football program also is among the elite, which created the perfect combination for Grant. “I always wanted to get a good education,” Grant said. “Since their petroleum engineering is in the top three in the country, that was really a defining step in picking a school. Football here is the best in the country, in every which way – the best since World War II – and their petroleum engineering is the best in the country.”
Grant had an impressive backup plan had the petroleum engineering/OU combo not happened. “I would have studied mechanical engineering,” Grant said. “If I hadn't come here, I probably would have gone to Michigan and tried to work for Ford (Motor Co.). They've got mechanical engineering up there.”
OU petroleum engineer graduates reportedly have an average starting salary of over $100,000. Grant is on pace to get his bachelor's degree in four years and tries to load up on the more difficult classes in the spring and summer because football season is so time-consuming and maneuvering his class schedule gets tricky. “Some of my classes don't even fit because they're during practice time in the fall, so I have to take those classes in the summer,” Grant said.
Grant also did an internship with Duck Creek Energy, Inc. in his home state of Ohio, where he performed a research project on re-purposing well production water (saltwater brine).
Currently Grant is stationed in the Permian Basin in West Texas and is working full time in the oil and gas industry.
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