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08:19 AM ET 02.04 | Part of the reason football recruit Cody Thomas picked Oklahoma was for its baseball program. Soon, the four-star football prospect will have to decide if he's ready to make baseball his full-time job. Thomas (6-foot-5, 220 pounds) is expected to be a high pick in next summer's Major League Baseball Draft, making it possible that Oklahoma's recruiting class of 2013 could ultimately be left without a quarterback. "That'll be further down the road," Thomas said. "Right now, I'm worried about getting to OU, playing football and baseball and enjoying that." ... Thomas is still months away from the MLB Draft, after which he'll have another huge life decision to make. Until then, Thomas plans to stay content as an amateur athlete.

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February 4, 2013 11:13 AM ET

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Where is everybody? Lunch time first. Pretty sure the kid can sign a contract for baseball and still play football for Okalahoma. The only obstacle is the inevitable conflict in practice/game schedules.

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February 4, 2013 11:57 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:13 AM ET 02.04 by DearbornSparty

Where is everybody? Lunch time first. Pretty sure the kid can sign a contract for baseball and still play football for Okalahoma. The only obstacle is the inevitable conflict in practice/game schedules.

He lives a couple miles from me. Heritage is a great baseball school, about half the Texas Rangers live in Colleyville. Also a good QB school (C Ponder a few years ago).

Bottom line, if he gets drafted high enough to get paid (top 2-3 rounds), he'll go the baseball route. If so, no football unless he fizzles in minors.