Heath Thomas (@hlt98) header
Heath Thomas (@hlt98) profile picture

UAB Special Teams Coordinator

Birmingham, AL
Joined January 2011
Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)Photo by Heath Thomas (@hlt98)
๐Ÿค MEET THE COACHES ๐Ÿค Coach Daric Riley: LB ๐Ÿ“ Resume ๐Ÿ“ - Charleston Southern (1999-2000): Grad. Asst./OLB Coach - Fairfield University (2001): DB Coach - Pikeville College (2002-2003): ST Coordinator/DB Coach - Newberry College (2003): ST Coordinator/DB Coach - Truman State (2004-2006): ST Coordinator/DB Coach - Clemson (2007-2010): Grad. Asst. - Newberry College (2011-2012): ST Coordinator/DB Coach - Jax State (2013): ST Coordinator/OLB Coach - UAB (2014): ST Coordinator/OLB Coach - SMU (2015โ€“2017): ST Asst. Coach/Quality Control - ECU (2018): Safeties Coach - ODU (2019): Nickels Coach - UAB (2020-2022): Dir. of Player Relations/CB Coach - Birmingham Stallions (2023โ€“Present): DB Coach/LB Coach ๐Ÿ† Achievements ๐Ÿ† - At Fairfield, led DBs to #1 ranking in nation with 30 interceptions - At JSU, helped team reach FCS Quarterfinals with a top-10 ranked defense - At UAB in 2014, had #1 kick return unit in nation in yds, avg, & TD - Finalist for 2014 ST Coordinator of the Year - At SMU, helped lead a group that was among the nation's best at blocked kicks each year - At UAB in 2020, helped lead team to CUSA Championship - Helped lead UAB to 2022 Independence Bowl victory over #13 BYU - Helped lead Stallions to back-to-back championships in 2023-2024 Join us in welcoming @RILEYDARIC back to Birmingham!
๐Ÿšจ BREAKING ๐Ÿšจ Here is the Stallions 2026 coaching staff, per source. OFFENSE HC: AJ McCarron OC: Tyler Siskey RB: Todd Watson WR/TE: Cody Latimer OL: Mike Goff DEFENSE DC: Kevin Sherrer DL: Damion Square LB: Daric Riley DB: Travis Pearson More coming on each coach soon.
3
1
23
3,651
Defenses ranked by Yards Per Play 1 Illinois 3.7 2 Alabama 3.8 3 Iowa 3.8 4 Michigan 3.9 5 James Madison 4.0 6 Cincinnati 4.1 7 Boise St 4.1 8 Tulane 4.3 9 Minnesota 4.4 10 Ohio St 4.5 11 Temple 4.5 12 Texas 4.5 13 Ole Miss 4.6 14 UAB 4.6 15 South Alabama 4.6 16 Georgia 4.6
15
125
31
805
Heath Thomas retweeted
"Play for them. Play for their hope. And play for each other." The @ChildrensHarbor game is just different ๐Ÿ’š #WinAsOne
4
71
10
243
Heath Thomas retweeted
Woah ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏ #WinAsOne โ€“ at Birmingham, AL
7
120
22
506
Heath Thomas retweeted
Never Done. #WinAsOne
27
178
90
555
Heath Thomas retweeted
๐‘๐€๐˜ ๐†๐”๐˜ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“ Senior Kyle Greenwell has been named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List, which is annually presented to the nation's top collegiate punterโ€ผ๏ธ ๐Ÿ”—: bit.ly/GreenwellRayGuy22 #WinAsOne
4
26
101
Heath Thomas retweeted
๐Ÿšจ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿšจ Don't miss the final Prospect Camp of the summer as Head Coach @bryantvincent44 welcomes campers to UAB on July 28. Register below! ๐Ÿ”—: uabfootballcamp.com #WinAsOne
4
37
1
102
Two more days left to sign up for the UAB Specialist Camp. Come see us in Birmingham and take the next step toward your college career. register.ryzer.com/camp.cfm?โ€ฆ
2
15
Heath Thomas retweeted
Come and compete this Saturday at our Specialist Camp. Great opportunity to showcase what you got in person. Donโ€™t miss out! register.ryzer.com/camp.cfm?โ€ฆ
3
25
Heath Thomas retweeted
Hey @uabalumni, keep your eye out for the newest edition of the UAB Magazine, featuring this two-page spread detailing our rise to prominence from 2017 to now. #WinAsOne
1
35
5
112
Heath Thomas retweeted
Happy Easter from UAB Football!
6
20
1
265
We need you here! #WTD
8
36
5
131
Appreciate the #USFL HCs speaking at our clinic. Really excited about where this league can go under their leadership. #WTD
1
16
2
128
Heath Thomas retweeted
๐™Š๐™›๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ a Blazer ๐Ÿ˜ค Welcome to the UAB football family, Drew! ๐Ÿ–Š @hoop_state15 ๐Ÿ“ Raleigh, N.C. #WinAsOne | #NSD22
10
45
11
244
Heath Thomas retweeted
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐€๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐“๐„๐‚๐‡๐๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐๐„๐๐ƒ๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐๐Ž๐–๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐Ÿ† Second bowl win in program history โœ… Highest-ranked win in program history โœ… #WinAsOne
35
367
118
1,343
Heath Thomas retweeted
The trophy has landed (in Birmingham) ๐Ÿ˜ #WinAsOne
16
64
10
868
Heath Thomas retweeted
Still on cloud nine after last night's win ๐Ÿ•บ #WinAsOne
7
64
7
440
Heath Thomas retweeted
"Why so serious" We're not joking here, join us welcoming Jae'Vien "Joker" Gill to Birmingham! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ–Š @gill_joker ๐Ÿ“ Philadelphia, Miss. #WinAsOne | #NSD22
2
38
3
145
Heath Thomas retweeted
Staying close to home. Welcome tight end JC Sivley to the UAB football family! ๐Ÿ–Š @sivley_c ๐Ÿ“ Helena, Ala. #WinAsOne | #NSD22
5
30
2
121