After Falcons head coach Mike Smith was fired, Thomas was not retained by Dan Quinn.
Marcus Satterfield, Temple's offensive coordinator shifted from coaching quarterbacks to running backs after the hire of Thomas.
[3] After Satterfield was hired to be the next head coach at Tennessee Tech, Thomas was promoted to offensive coordinator.
After Rhule left Baylor to be the head coach of the Carolina Panthers in 2020, Thomas was hired by newly hired Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield to be a senior offensive analyst, a role he held for two months.
[7][8] After Zak Hill resigned from Arizona State following several allegations of recruiting violations, Thomas was announced as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 31, 2021.