COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Missouri quarterback and pitcher Sam Horn in the 17th round of the MLB Draft on Monday, setting up a key decision for the Tigers' well-known two-sport athlete.
Horn is considered to have better professional prospects in baseball, where he's clipped 98 mph with his fastball, than he does football. But he's about to be in the throes of a two-man battle for Mizzou's starting quarterback job for the upcoming football season, too.
Will Horn ditch football for good — leaving MU with a gravely inexperienced backup quarterback in true freshman Matt Zollers and default starter in Beau Pribula — to sign with the Dodgers?