Report: Former Texas QB David Ash Wants To Try College Baseball

Former Texas quarterback David Ash gave up football after sustaining multiple concussions over the past two seasons, but he’s exploring the idea of playing baseball.

According to a report, former Texas Longhorns quarterback David Ash has designs on playing a different sport at the school.

Per College Football Talk, the Dallas Morning News reported that Ash has thrown a few bullpen sessions for the Texas pitching coach in an effort to earn a spot on the baseball team.

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It’s a long shot at this point, however. Ash would be trying to earn a spot on a team that was one of the last four standing at the College World Series in June and is expected to be in the mix for a national championship in 2015.

Ash didn’t play high school baseball, so the idea of him being a relief pitcher is purely experimental.

At least one member of the football coaching staff was caught off guard, as reported via Twitter by Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express News and Houston Chronicle:

Watson on former QB David Ash trying his hand as a pitcher: "He mentioned it and I didn't think he was serious. Obviously, he was serious."
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 14, 2014

Ash sustained a concussion in Texas’ season opener against North Texas and did not play again before announcing last month he was retiring from football.

He missed most of last season after sustaining a concussion in early September. He returned two weeks later and had concussion symptoms flare up again and Texas eventually shut up down for the season.

He was cleared to resume football activities in January.

In parts of four seasons at Texas, Ash threw for 4,728 yards on 62.9 percent passing. He had 31 touchdowns passes and threw 18 interceptions, ran for 379 yards and five scores and as a freshman caught two passes for 27 yards and a touchdown.

Of his 29 career games, 25 of them were in his freshman and sophomore seasons.