He’s been on a hot streak lately with back-to-back four-touchdown games and a combined 337 yards rushing the past two weeks against UCLA and Stanford.
What a night for @Utah_Football RB Tavion Thomas on Saturday.
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) November 2, 2021
A career-high 160 yards and 4 touchdowns have earned him #RoseBowl Game @pac12 Player of the Week honors! pic.twitter.com/WDid9I3oUf
According to Pro Football Focus, Thomas is third in the country in yards after contact with 132, displaying the size, speed and running ability that earned him dozens of scholarship offers in high school.
He began his career at Cincinnati, where he played 14 games in two seasons, but left the program in 2019.
He spent last season at Independence Community College, but the process of finding another FBS program was complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s crazy how just a few months ago I was just sleeping in my car Watchin college football on my cell phone wishing I could get another shot to play the game that I love💯don’t give up on your goals n dreams even when you don’t see the light 💡at the moment fr God has a plan pic.twitter.com/EiP1LKNVum
— T.Thomas (@thiagoothomas9) October 17, 2021
The Deseret News reported last month Thomas found himself homeless at one point but found his way to the Utes program last summer.
“It’s been unbelievable,” he told the paper. “It still feels like a dream. I’m all the way from Ohio. I love it here. Great vibes. I love everything about this place. It’s really beautiful.”
The Utes have won back-to-back games to move to the top of the standings in the Pac-12 South after starting the season 4-3 overall.
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