Hometown: Miami.
Area code: 305.
Year/position: Redshirt freshman outside linebacker.
Of note: Thomas saw a fair share of snaps in the second half of Nebraska's game at Michigan. He made one tackle.
Overtown, to be specific. Thomas grew up in Overtown, a neighborhood in the heart of Miami.
Booker T. Washington was my high school. "I think we had 14 guys go (Division I). I think we had 400 kids graduate (in my class)."
Representing the 305 ... "It means a lot because seeing a 305, it's got so much swag to it. When I meet somebody from Miami, they ask, 'Are you from the crib?' That's what they call it, the crib. So that was kind of exciting when I saw that on my helmet. I like to represent my city, my state. It's kind of cool to me."
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"Football is a very cultural thing (in Miami). We'll go work out, hit the field and try to get better at our sport. A lot of pick-up games, park games. The main thing is having fun. There's a lot of trash talking and this and that, and that's what made it fun."
It was always football. "I wasn't interested in playing other sports. It was always football, football, football. All season I would try to get better, I would stay in the weight room, get bigger, stronger, faster."
If you like barbecue, go to Finger Lickin'. "It's pretty good if you like barbecue. I'd probably get some ribs. They have this homemade lemonade, I think it's strawberry lemonade. It's so good and they'd serve it in these big cups."
I'm a Dolph fan. ... "I'm from Miami, so my favorite team is the Miami Dolphins. Even though they haven't been that great the last few years, I'm still a fan. I'm a Dolph fan. I definitely watched the games. In high school, I got a chance to go to one of the games with my teammates. We got on the sideline."
I have seven siblings. "I have six brothers and one sister. I'm the second youngest. It was pretty chaotic. A lot of boys running around. We were all one year after the other. Going to school was chaotic but it was fun."
Adjusting to cold weather. "I tried to prepare for it. I bought jackets, I bought gloves, hats. I prepared for it. When it came, I was ready pretty much. It was nothing. I had a big coat, I had long johns, I had everything I needed."