We had to stop doing our own thing, be more coachable and that showed in today's practice.' Thomas spent his first three years at MU at linebacker before moving to defensive end last season, appearing in 11 games on special teams and as a backup to Jonathan Goddard, Jamus Martin and Marcus Hairston. 'We just wanted to go hard, get everything done like coach (Bill Wilt, the MU defensive line coach and coordinator) wanted us to do it. 'Defense came out with a different mentality today,' said Herd senior defensive end Demarcus Thomas, who is starting alongside of end Byron Tinker (replaced today by Gavin Herscher, as Tinker rode the bike after slightly twisting his leg Monday) and tackles Roger Garrett and Floyd Wright on the first team.
