Ring girl Sydney Thomas says an SEC coach slid into her DMs after viral Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight moment

Sydney Thomas said she had celebrities and a SEC football coach slide in her DMs following her viral appearance as the ring girl of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight in late 2024.During a recent appearance on the “Like A Farmer Podcast,” the 21-year-old model and University of Alabama student — who became an overnight sensation during the Paul-Tyson rumble on Nov.

15 — revealed the coach’s message and that he is an Alabama fan.“It was from another SEC football team coach and they just DM’d me, ‘Roll Tide,'” said Thomas, who was asked about the “craziest DM you’ve gotten” since the Tyson-Paul fight.

“I’m not going to say what coach it was but they’re an Alabama fan — now at least.We’ll let everyone else figure it out for themselves who it was.” Thomas didn’t share further details.

She also refused to reveal the celebrities who reached out to her.“I don’t feel like exposing them,” Thomas said, laughing.

“… I don’t need any negative publicity right now.” Thomas added that her dream fight to work as a ring girl would be a Conor McGregor bout versus Paul or his older brother, Logan Paul.The native of St.

Louis, Missouri, is currently enrolled in online classes in Alabama so she can travel.Thomas previously celebrated reaching one million followers on TikTok after she went viral as a ring girl during Paul’s unanimous decision win over Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.That marked Thomas’ second time as a ring girl after her debut with Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions at an event in Puerto Rico in October 2024.

Thomas previously said she was discovered by Paul’s company through social media....