Sidney Thomas.
Photo by Philip Hammer/Getty ImagesSidney Thomasthe ring girl that spread through the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson He fights On Netflix, she revealed that a prominent college football coach recently slid into her DMs.
During his appearance on “Like a farmer podcast.” On Sunday, January 12, Thomas, 21, was asked to name the “biggest celebrities” to hook up after their November 2024 boxing match.
“I have some names, but I don’t know that I want to reveal them,” Thomas said with a laugh.
Podcast host Pat Spinoza He encouraged Thomas to be honest, saying, “It's not a bad thing, maybe they just reached out and said hello.”
Sydney Thomas, the girl who went viral during the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight, is busy checking things off her bucket list. Thomas, 21, attended the football game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, November 24. Thomas commented on the photo, saying: “First game in the NFL ✅” (…)
Thomas ultimately refused to answer, so she was then asked to at least reveal the “craziest message” she'd received since the fight.
“We'll just say this,” said Thomas, currently a student at the University of Alabama. “It was from another SEC football coach. They sent me a direct message with 'Roll Tide.'
“Roll Tide” is a rallying cry used by Alabama fans, in reference to the school's nickname, the Crimson Tide. SEC is short for the Southeastern Conference, and is home to the Alabama Athletic Conference and schools like Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and LSU.
“I won't say who the coach is, but at least now they're Alabama fans,” Thomas added. “We'll let everyone else know who he is.”
in Exclusive interview with Us Weekly Shortly after the fight, Thomas insinuated that some celebrity had actually tried to shoot the college student.
“My DMs are like crazy flooded right now,” Thomas said in November. “There are definitely some big names and brands that have reached out to us.”
While Thomas said she didn't want to reveal any of the names “for privacy reasons,” she joked that “the DMs and all that are crazy now.”
When she woke up the morning after the fight, Thomas said she knew immediately that her life had changed dramatically.
“I woke up and saw how my followers had gone up, and then I saw all the news articles that had been written about me,” Thomas told us. “I updated my feed and it was just pictures of me and memes and everything. I think that was the moment for me where I was like, 'Oh my God, like I'm really going viral.'
Thomas added, “It's so overwhelming. But at the same time, I'm also so blessed and so grateful. You know, what a 'problem' to have.”
The college student — who plans to graduate in the spring of 2025 with a degree in management and entrepreneurship — has been proactive in making the most of her viral fame.
In December 2024, Thomas Signed with CAA Sportsa talent agency that represents athletes including MLB superstars Shuhei OhtaniNBA star Devin BookerNHL star Sidney Crosby And a WNBA star Cameron Brink.
