Former LSU general manager Austin Thomas' negotiations with Ole Miss have reportedly fallen through, athletic director Ross Bjork confirmed to Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit.
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According to Bjork, Thomas committed to joining the Rebels, but recently had a change of heart and had his offer from the team revoked.
I reached out to Ross Bjork for comment on Austin Thomas: “Austin knew exactly the process. He committed to us, told us he was in throughout the process. Kept going back and forth. We want people who want to be at Ole Miss. If he doesn’t want to be here, we don’t want him here.”
— Ben Garrett (@SpiritBen) February 2, 2018
Thomas was also reported to join Tennessee's staff in December before the two sides failed to reach an amicable agreement, according to Sports Illustrated's Bruce Feldman.
Former #LSU GM Austin Thomas will not be going to #Tennessee after all, per source. Title and responsibility standpoint didn't work out for him w/ the #Vols but am told it was very amicable and that it was just not the right fit and timing.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 17, 2017
Thomas has reportedly also been in negotiations for a position with Texas A&M recently, according to Football Scoop.
Ben says Ole Miss has pulled offer to Austin Thomas. Thomas has per sources, recently engaged in discussions with Texas A&M https://t.co/ppxU2CWIrn https://t.co/DtCUNhU8RK
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) February 2, 2018
According to his bio on LSU's official website, Thomas was in charge of leading "the way in the oversight and management of the entire LSU football program."
The Nashville native spent nearly five years at LSU, initially joining the staff in April 2013 and returning to the Tigers after last year following three months at USC. He helped sign an LSU class that ranked second, fifth and second during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 national recruiting cycles.
Thomas was promoted to general manager following LSU's decision to retain interim coach Ed Orgeron as head coach on a full-time basis and made an annual salary of $125,000, according to The Advocate's Ross Dellenger.
