Article: THOMAS PLEASED TO BE ANONYMOUS : NORTHRIDGE RUNNING BACK WANTS TO EARN REPUTATION RATHER THAN INHERIT.(Sports)

Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer

Jeramie Thomas spoke with reporters in the Cal State Northridge locker room after last Saturday's victory over Portland State. He was unassuming, almost nonchalant.

How nice, he thought, that these people considered what he'd done to be special.

This is why he left home. Left dad. And dad's name. Left mom, his grandparents and friends.

Yes, this is why he left home. Left the constant attention. Left the expectations. Left the hell that being part of a small town's most-famous family can sometimes be.

``I like it because it's a chance to start over,'' said Thomas, a freshman who left ...

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