The St. Thomas football team opens its second Division I season with its longest road trip of the year. The Tommies play at Southern Utah on Thursday night, a trek of 1,492 miles to Cedar City, Utah.
St. Thomas football opens season at Southern Utah
September 1, 2022 at 5:47AM
Coach Glenn Caruso's team returns 20 starters, from a team that went 7-3 in 2021, including 10 from a defense that ranked 13th in FCS at 17.8 points per game. The Tommies ranked No. 1 in all of Division I with 2.7 takeaways per game.
Southern Utah has a new coach in DeLane Fitzgerald after the Thunderbirds went 1-10 last season. The 7 p.m. game is available via streaming on ESPN Plus.
Two offensive linemen from Lakeville, Bryce Benhart and Riley Mahlman, are standouts for Big Ten rivals of Minnesota.
