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 outfielder Bubba Thompson is enrolling at the University ... who has spent the last three years with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.) He passed on a baseball commitment to the University ...

Bubba Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and ... when he was teammates with future South Alabama star and current Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert. Thompson — who was committed ...

Texas Rangers center fielder Bubba Thompson makes a diving catch on a ... pointers from former high school teammate and current Cowboys WR Jalen Tolbert, who was a star wideout at South Alabama ...

Former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is trying his hand at a different sport. According to AL.com, Thompson has joined the South Alabama football team as a walk-on. In a video Thompson posted on ...

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 ...

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Bubba Thompson has enrolled at the University of South Alabama and will join the Jaguars’ football team as a walk-on. The 26-year-old Thompson was a 2017 first-round ...

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 ...

Bubba Thompson, the Texas Rangers' first overall draft pick of 2017, surprises many by transitioning to play football for the South Alabama Jaguars. Fans and sports enthusiasts have mixed ...