Entering Saturday night’s start at Anaheim, Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is 7-4 with 70 strikeouts, a 3.08 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP in 87⅔ innings this season, his first in the major leagues. AP

There's an alternate universe somewhere with Cade Horton starting at quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners, rather than in the starting rotation for the Cubs.

Maybe he'd even be in the NFL by now if he'd chosen football over baseball. Horton's original plan was to play both sports at Oklahoma. In one interview during his senior year, he said he couldn't imagine not playing football.

“I definitely love football season,” Horton said this week at Wrigley Field. “It's the best time of the year. So I'm just excited to be able to watch college football come back on and the NFL and everybody gets started.”

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