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Transforming his body
Thomas spent the 2020 season as a redshirt and did not see any game action. In the offseason, he had surgery to repair a shoulder injury from his high school days and missed spring practice. How Thomas attacked his rehab impressed Sanford.
"He completely committed himself to changing his body,'' Sanford said. "… He scaled it back first and kind of got rid of that youthful baby fat, if you will, and was lean and explosive. Then he started building muscle on it.''
That strength and speed has helped Thomas become a solid blocker in the backfield, too, and Sanford has raved about his blitz pickups.
Burns sees a bright future for Thomas, be it in a committee or as a feature back.
"One of the big things is breaking tackles, and Ky does that consistently,'' Burns said. "… He's just getting started. He's got a ton of things to get better at, and he knows it, but Ky's going to be a special player here for sure.''
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Transforming his body
Thomas spent the 2020 season as a redshirt and did not see any game action. In the offseason, he had surgery to repair a shoulder injury from his high school days and missed spring practice. How Thomas attacked his rehab impressed Sanford.
"He completely committed himself to changing his body,'' Sanford said. "… He scaled it back first and kind of got rid of that youthful baby fat, if you will, and was lean and explosive. Then he started building muscle on it.''
That strength and speed has helped Thomas become a solid blocker in the backfield, too, and Sanford has raved about his blitz pickups.
Burns sees a bright future for Thomas, be it in a committee or as a feature back.
"One of the big things is breaking tackles, and Ky does that consistently,'' Burns said. "… He's just getting started. He's got a ton of things to get better at, and he knows it, but Ky's going to be a special player here for sure.''
Kansas prep legend Ky Thomas brings 'get vertical' skill to Gophers backfield by committee
Thomas, fellow freshman Bucky Irving and veteran Bryce Williams are keeping the U's running game moving after the season-ending injuries to Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts.
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Go Gophers!!