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

Former Major League outfielder Bubba Thompson traded his bats for pads, walking on as a quarterback for the South Alabama Jaguars. Will he be the next great multi-sport story, or even see the field?

Former MLB first-round draft pick Bubba Thompson will pursue collegiate football this spring as a walk-on for the South Alabama Jaguars.

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 ...

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 ...

Former MLB first-round draft pick Bubba Thompson will pursue collegiate football this spring as a walk-on for the South Alabama Jaguars. ← FDA bans red food dye due to potential cancer risk Rubio ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Former South Alabama running back Braylon McReynolds is staying in the Sun Belt Conference and transferring to ULM. He announced the news on social media today after entering ...

Bubba Thompson played 109 games for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds over the last three seasons. Now, the 26-year-old is switching sports, and will follow in the footsteps of players like Chris ...