Former MLB first-round pick Bubba Thompson is leaving the diamond to try out college football at the age of 26.

Bubba Thompson, who was a first-round MLB draft pick in 2017, will trade in his glove for a helmet and some shoulder pads as he’s set to join the South Alabama Jaguars football team.He will join the ...

Bubba Thompson, who was a first-round MLB draft ... He played football while attending McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Alabama, leading the school to a state title game in 2017.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Bubba Thompson has enrolled at the University ... Thompson was a three-star quarterback prospect out of McGill-Toolen Catholic HS (Mobile, AL). Thompson had offers ...

Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and will join its 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 ...

Major League outfielder Bubba Thompson is going back to school at ... Thompson was an All-State quarterback at Mobile’s McGill-Toolen Catholic School in 2016 and reportedly received scholarship ...

Rangers Fans React: Will Bubba Thompson's Football Dream Be a Touchdown or a Strikeout? Backtracking a bit, Thompson entered the Texas Rangers through the 2017 MLB Draft. The boy from McGill-Toolen ...

Bubba Thompson, the Texas Rangers' first overall ... Thompson entered the Texas Rangers through the 2017 MLB Draft. The boy from McGill-Toolen Catholic High School of Mobile, Alabama, was the ...

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Bubba Thompson has decided to try his hand at football as a walk-on at South Alabama this year. The 26-year-old was an all-state quarterback at McGill-Toolen Catholic School ...