University of Miami football coach Mark Richt spoke about former Hurricanes receiver/return specialist Jeff Thomas publicly for the first time on Monday during his weekly time slot on WQAM radio.
Thomas was dismissed from the Hurricanes (7-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) last Wednesday heading into the Pittsburgh game, which Miami won 24-3 on Saturday to end the regular season. Sources said Thomas, widely recognized as the Canes’ most gifted player on offense, clashed with coaches, and had off-field struggles.
“If you read the quote, everybody has got to do thing a certain way and work within the system,’’ Richt told WQAM host Joe Rose, who wanted to know what happened and if the parting was mutual.