Sydney Thomas.
Phillip Hamer Photography/Getty ImagesSydney Thomasthe ring girl that went viral during Jake Paul–Mike Tyson war on Netflix, revealed that a prominent college football coach recently accessed her DMs.
During an appearance on the Like A Farmer Podcast on Sunday, January 12, Thomas, 21, was asked to name the “most famous person” to contact after the November 2024 boxing match.
“I have a few names, I just don’t know that I want to put them out there,” Thomas said with a laugh.
Podcast host Pat Spinosa encouraged Thomas to be honest, saying: “It’s not a bad thing, they could have just reached out and said hello.”
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Thomas ultimately refused to answer, so she was asked to at least reveal the “craziest DM” she’s received since the war.
“We’re just going to say it,” said Thomas, currently a student at the University of Alabama. “It was from another SEC football team coach. They just DM me ‘Roll Tide’”.
“Roll Tide” is the rallying cry used by Alabama fans, a reference to the school’s nickname, the Crimson Tide. The SEC is short for the Southeastern Conference, the athletic conference home to Alabama and schools like Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and LSU.
“I won’t say what coach it was, but they’re an Alabama fan now at least,” added Thomas. “We’ll let everyone else know who it was.”
In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly right after the fight, Thomas hinted that some celebrities have already tried to shoot the college student.
“My bulls are flooded like crazy right now,” Thomas said in November. “There have definitely been some pretty big names and brands that have reached out.”
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 just going crazy right now.”
When she woke up the morning after the fight, Thomas said she immediately knew 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 were written about me,” Thomas told Us. “I refreshed my feed and it was just my pictures 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 very overwhelming. But at the same time, I’m also very blessed and very grateful. You know, what a ‘problem’ you have.”
The college student — who plans to graduate in the spring of 2025 with a degree in management and entrepreneurship — has been proactive about making the most of her viral fame.
In December 2024, Thomas signed with CAA Sports, a talent agency that represents athletes including MLB star Shohei OhtaniNBA star Devin BookerNHL star Sidney Crosby and WNBA star Cameron Brink.
