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MLB 1st-round draft pick to take shot at college football with South Alabama
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, 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 on his social media accounts,
South Alabama football up to 11 transfer portal additions for 2025
South Alabama football has added 11 players via the transfer portal, coach Major Applewhite confirmed to AL.com.
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.
South Alabama football 2025 Sun Belt opponents revealed
The South Alabama Jaguars football team’s Sun Belt Conference opponents for the 2025 season have been revealed. The Jaguars will face each division as members of the conference’s West division — as they do annually.
Former Texas Rangers first-round pick Bubba Thompson to try his hand in college football
According to a report by AL.com’s Creg Stephenson, Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and has joined the football team as a walk-on. Related: No tour of MLB is complete without considering ...
Alabama football linebacker ditches Tide for South Carolina
For the fifth time since it opened, Alabama football has lost a linebacker, this time Justin Okoronkwo, to the transfer portal.
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.
Former MLB player Bubba Thompson to play football at South Alabama: “Sometimes the road changes”
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, was a highly touted high school prospect in both football and baseball.
Bubba Thompson walking on to play football at South Alabama
Bubba Thompson is set to walk on at the University of South Alabama to play football. A photo shared by Vice President Kamala Harris from Jimmy Carter's funeral has gone viral due to the exclusion of President-elect Donald Trump.
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 Chris Weinke by playing college football in his mid-20s.
Tulane Lands South Alabama Defensive End To Build Strong Trenches in Portal
The Tulane Green Wave has operated with a strong transfer portal strategy of strengthening the trenches, and their latest ...
South Alabama’s Jamaal Pritchett headed to Senior Bowl
Former South Alabama wide receiver Jamaal Pritchett has accepted his invitation to play in the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl.
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Former MLB outfielder 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.
2026 5-star QB Jared Curtis' top schools include Alabama football, Georgia, Ohio State | Report
Former Georgia football commitment Jared Curtis, a five-star quarterback from Nashville Christian, has a list of his top six ...
Why Justin Okoronkwo left Alabama: ‘The starting spots were already gone’
The promising young linebacker transferred to South Carolina after the 2024 season. Okoronkwo entered the transfer portal right before the deadline. The timeline is notable because he did so right ...