REPORT: Former MLB First-Round Pick Is Leaving Baseball To Play College Football At The Age Of 26
Former MLB first-round pick Bubba Thompson is leaving the diamond to try out college football at the age of 26.
Former Texas Rangers first-round pick set to play college football as a 27-year-old
The Texas Rangers' first-round pick back in 2017 is now switching sports from baseball to college football at the age of 27.
Bubba Thompson: Set to play college football
Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and will join their football team as a walk-on, Creg Stephenson of AL.com reports. Thompson was an all-state quarterback in Alabama before being taken by the Rangers in the first round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft.
Former Texas Rangers first-round pick Bubba Thompson to try his hand in college football
Thompson, known as a speed demon during his time in baseball, will attempt to walk on with the South Alabama football team.
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Bubba Thompson set to join South Alabama football team as walk-on
Bubba Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and has joined the Jaguars football team as a walk-on, AL.com has learned. Thompson, who will turn 27 in June, was an all-state quarterback at Mobile’s McGill-Toolen Catholic School in 2016,
Bubba Thompson To Join South Alabama Football Team
Former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is enrolling at the University of South Alabama, reports Creg Stephenson of AL.com. He is joining the Jaguars football team as a walk-on, Stephenson writes.
Former MLB Player Bubba Thompson to Join College Football Program As Walk-on
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