Omari Thomas comments on future at Tennessee, Week 13 vs. Vanderbilt

Omari Thomas has been an important piece for Tennessee since he first started seeing legitimate playing time in 2021, Josh Heupel’s first season with the program.

Thomas, a senior, still has one season of eligibility remaining thanks to the Covid-19 waiver for all college DI athletes.

On Monday Thomas commented on the question plenty around Knoxville will be asking a few Vols this offseason. But Tennessee fans will have to wait a bit longer to get an answer out of Thomas.

He told reporters that he still isn’t sure about his future with Tennessee and that he’s not ruling anything out.

#Vols senior DL Omari Thomas said he’s not sure whether this will be his final season at Tennessee. Said he wants to focus on this week, leave everything out there and then see what comes after that. Not ruling anything out.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 21, 2023

Thomas is up to 21 tackles this season with 1 sack. He’s part of a defensive line that has played well against the run this season.

While he was at it, Thomas spoke for a few more Vols who could return in 2023:

#Vols senior DL Omari Thomas on not knowing whether all these seniors are coming back next season: We have no idea. We don’t know what we don’t know. All we know is we have a game together Saturday, so right now let’s focus on that game.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 21, 2023

The Vols and Vanderbilt Commodores kick off the final game of the regular season Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.