Murray State University Athletics
Staff Directory
Ben Thomas
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
At Murray State
- 2026 marks Thomas' first season at Murray State.Â
- Thomas brings 10 years of experience coaching at the collegiate level, most recently serving as the offensive line coach at his alma mater, the University of North Alabama, in 2025.Â
- Spent 2021-24 at Southern Mississippi, first as an offensive quality control coach before being promoted to Assistant Offensive Line Coach
- Spent 2019-20Â seasons at Tulane as an Offensive Line Graduate Assistant working with OL Coach Cody Kennedy, Offensive Coordinator Will Hall, and Head Coach Willie Fritz.Â
- Spent 2017-18 season as a Graduate Assistant at North Alabama, working with Offensive Line & Tight Ends. Â
- Before coaching at the collegiate level, Thomas was the Offensive Line and Tight Ends coach at Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, Alabama, during the 2016 season.Â
- Offensive Guard at the University of North Alabama.
- Three-year letter winner (2013-15).
- Three-time Gulf South Conference Champion.
- Born & raised in Florence, Alabama.
- Earned a bachelor's degree in History from North Alabama in 2016.
- Married the former Allie Whitaker in 2024.
- The couple has one daughter, Rosemary Thomas.Â
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