U . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁W r ub ell ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁S ask ato on , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁an ▁early ▁love ▁for ▁hockey . ▁He ▁excel led ▁at ▁education ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁skip ▁first ▁grade . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Lord ▁Be aver bro ok ▁High ▁School . ▁Despite ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁sports , ▁W r ub ell ▁found ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁very ▁good ▁player . ▁Instead ▁he ▁attended ▁cho ir , ▁drama , ▁and ▁public ▁speaking ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁W r ub ell ' s ▁father , ▁All an , ▁spark ed ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁sports . ▁All an ▁was ▁the ▁local ▁public ▁address ▁announ cer ▁for ▁the ▁S ask ato on ▁Bl ades . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁Greg ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁sports ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁college . ▁Greg ▁applied ▁to ▁many ▁schools ▁and ▁eventually ▁chose ▁BY U . ▁Greg ▁attended ▁BY U ▁and ▁was ▁quickly ▁swe pt ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁national ▁championship ▁run . ▁His ▁first ▁expos ure ▁to ▁football ▁occurred ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁watched ▁BY U ▁play ▁at ▁Pitt ▁in ▁BY U ' s ▁C oug ar ▁Stadium . ▁After ▁seeing ▁that ▁action ▁Greg ▁knew ▁he ▁had ▁found ▁his ▁calling ▁and ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁K BY U . ▁They ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁work ▁covering ▁the ▁f encing ▁team . ▁ ▁Broadcast ing ▁career ▁After ▁serving ▁two ▁years ▁as