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Set to play college football

Bubba Thompson Ditches Baseball for Football—Is He Chasing a Bigger Payday or Just Playing the Game?

The fans, thinkers, and the serious lovers would think, “What's going to happen next?” Bubba Thompson, the first pick overall of the Texas Rangers, was moving onward to another team that represented all those bygone years in the baseball field—until recently as his new home and the South Alabama football team.

Sports Illustrated · 5d

Former MLB Player Bubba Thompson to Join College Football Program As Walk-on

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 ...

CBSSports.com · 3d

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.

Sportsnaut on MSN · 3d

Former Texas Rangers first-round pick set to play college football as a 27-year-old

The Texas Rangers are no stranger to this, and the same is true for the other 29 MLB teams. Though now, one of their former first-round picks is switching sports from baseball to college football. Related: Ashton Jeanty reveals which NFL team he wants to be drafted by According to Creg Stephenson of Alabama.

Fox News3d

MLB 1st-round draft pick to take shot at college football with South Alabama

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 ...

Yardbarker4d

Former MLB First-Round Pick Makes Surprising Transition to College Football

Some intriguing news hit both the MLB and college football landscapes on Monday night, as former first-round pick Bubba Thompson, known for his athleticism on the base paths and defensively ...

CBSSports.com4d

Bubba Thompson, former MLB outfielder, joins South Alabama football team as walk-on

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 ...

MLB Rumors4d

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.

Yardbarker3d

Cincinnati Reds' Bubba Thompson Joining South Alabama Football Team As Walk-On

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 ...

Dallas Morning News4d

Former Texas Rangers first-round pick Bubba Thompson to try his hand in college football

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 ...

Sportskeeda4d

"More money?" - Fans react to Rangers' 1st round draft pick Bubba Thompson joining South Alabama football team

Former Texas Rangers’ first-round pick Bubba ... Thompson played in 92 games for the Rangers between 2022-2023, appearing in 17 games for the Cincinnati Reds last year. The news has set off a ...

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