Baylor hoops star Gathers plans to play tight end for BU in 2016

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Baylor had college football's biggest curiosity at the  Iceland Jersey tight end position last season in 400-pound LaQuan McGowan.This year, it appears they'll have it again, but in the form of Rico Gathers.A power forward on the basketball team, Gathers (6-foot-8, 275 pounds) USA Jersey  intends to remain at Baylor and join the football team as a tight end this fall, per . Gathers had reportedly been planning to for Manchester United Jersey  NFL teams this spring.Gathers has announced that this season will be his last in college basketball. He's averaging nearly a double-double in the Big 12, with 11.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for a  Ghana Jersey 21-8 Baylor team.Tony Gonzalez, and all played college basketball before developing outstanding NFL careers at the tight end position, so there is plenty of precedent for Gathers' path.And given Baylor football coach Art Briles' creativity on the offensive side of Africa Jersey  the ball, there is plenty of anticipation, as well.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *.