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 ...

Bubba Thompson, the Texas Rangers' first overall draft pick of 2017, surprises many by transitioning to play football for the ...

Deion Sanders' legendary multi-sport legacy continues to inspire as 27-year-old former pro baseball player Bubba Thompson ...

Texas Rangers center fielder Bubba Thompson makes a diving catch on a line drive off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman C.J. Chatham during the eighth inning of a spring training game ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile-native and former first round MLB draft pick Bubba Thompson is set to play football at South Alabama. Thompson, a 2017 graduate of McGill-Toolen Catholic ...

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.

In an interesting move, former major league outfielder Bubba Thompson is heading back to school.... to play college football. According to AL.com, Thompson is set to play quarterback at South ...

After spending a few years in the Bigs, former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is reportedly heading back to school to make the transition to the gridiron. Thompson, whose bounced between the majors ...

Former Texas Rangers’ first-round pick Bubba Thompson is headed back to college, according to Fox Sports: MLB. Reports indicate that Bubba Thompson will be joining South Alabama’s football ...