<p>AM CTCOPPELL, Texas -- Unlike many players in this state who grew up rooting for one of its traditional programs, Solomon Thomas was a transplant from various locations around the world who didn't have a clue who to root for.</p><p>"I didn't grow up rooting for one school, because I moved all around the country," said Thomas, who moved because of his father's job. "I was born in Chicago, moved to Australia, moved to Connecticut and then here [to Coppell, Texas]. So when I moved here, people told me I had to root for Texas."</p><p>So root for Texas he did, which helps in explaining why one of the state's top junior defensive ends holds such a deep admiration for the Longhorns.</p><p>To continue reading this article you must be an Insider</p><p><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/texas/post?id=6946">Keep reading...</a></p>