“In his first season in charge of the UW running backs, Thomas coached redshirt-freshman Chris Polk, the first freshman in Husky history to surpass 1,000 yards. The Huskies gained an average of nearly 40 more rushing yards per game than they did in 2008.”

“Thomas spent two years at Idaho as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach. In 2002 and 2003, Thomas was the running backs coach at Louisville under John L. Smith,. The Cardinals ranked 10th nationally in rushing offense (228.2 yards per game.)”

“Thomas was a running back at Idaho from 1995 to 1998. He is the Vandals' career leader with 765 rushing attempts, 3,929 rushing yards and 51 rushing touchdowns. As a senior, Thomas was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year by the Football News.”