Losing Ahmmon Richards to a career-ending injury already depleted Miami of ‘superstar’ talent in the receiving corp — but with Jeff Thomas playing at a similar level that Richards accomplished in his Freshman year, it wasn’t thought to be catastrophic.
Fast forward 6 weeks from when the news broke about Richards’ and Miami had lost both of their best receivers in the same season.
Unfortunately, we never truly got to experience Richards and Thomas playing side-by-side. Both receivers had standout Freshman seasons, but Ahmmon Richards sadly caught the injury ‘bug’ early in his Sophomore season, eventually leading to his forced-retirement from football.