Clint Trickett
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1991)}}
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| current_title = Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
| current_team = Jacksonville State
| current_conference = CUSA
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|3|19}}
| birth_place = Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 2010–2012
| player_team1 = Florida State
| player_years2 = 2013–2014
| player_team2 = West Virginia
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_years1 = 2015–2016
| coach_team1 = East Mississippi (QB)
| coach_years2 = 2017–2019
| coach_team2 = Florida Atlantic (TE)
| coach_years3 = 2020
| coach_team3 = Florida Atlantic (co-OC/QB)
| coach_years4 = 2021
| coach_team4 = Marshall (WR/PGC)
| coach_years5 = 2022–2023
| coach_team5 = Marshall (OC/QB)
| coach_years6 = 2024
| coach_team6 = Georgia Southern (TE/PGC)
| coach_years7 = 2025–present
| coach_team7 = Jacksonville State (OC/QB)
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Clinton James Trickett (born March 19, 1991) is an American football coach who serves as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team. He was previously the tight ends coach and pass game coordinator for Georgia Southern University. He played college football at Florida State and West Virginia.
Early years
Trickett attended North Florida Christian High School in Tallahassee, Florida. During his career he passed for over 5,300 yards and 59 touchdowns. He was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit.{{cite web|url=https://rivals.yahoo.com/ucf/football/recruiting/player-Clint-Trickett-77008|title=Clint Trickett|publisher=}} Trickett committed to Florida State University to play college football in September 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2009/09/03/coachs-son-commits-to-noles/|title=Coach's son commits to 'Noles|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/news/story?id=4442132|title=Like Father, like son: Clint Trickett joins dad at FSU|work=ESPN.com|date=September 3, 2009 }}
College career
=Florida State=
Trickett was redshirted as a freshman in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Trickett was a backup to EJ Manuel. He made two starts during the season due to injuries to Manuel and played in nine games overall. In his first career start against Clemson, he completed 24 of 38 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns.[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/college-football/freshman-qb-clint-trickett-impresses-florida-sta-1/nLyJy/ Freshman QB Clint Trickett impresses Florida State Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher in first start] Overall, he completed 44 of 72 passes for 675 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions. As a sophomore in 2012, he appeared in eight games as Manuel's backup, completing 22 of 34 passes for 272 yards. After Manuel graduated, Trickett was expected to compete with Jameis Winston and Jacob Coker for the starting job for the 2013 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/colleges/fsu/football/story/_/id/9144794/clint-trickett-looking-beat-younger-more-flashy-florida-state-seminoles-teammates|title=Clint Trickett is looking to beat out younger, more flashy Florida State Seminoles teammates|work=ESPN.com|date=April 7, 2013 }}
=West Virginia=
Trickett transferred to West Virginia University in May 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9231362/ex-florida-state-seminoles-qb-clint-trickett-transfer-west-virginia|title=Ex-Florida State Seminoles QB Clint Trickett to transfer to West Virginia|work=ESPN.com|date=May 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2013/05/florida_state_transfer_clint_t.html|title=Florida State transfer quarterback Clint Trickett chooses West Virginia after visiting Auburn, South Florida|work=AL.com|date=May 2013 }} In his first season at West Virginia, Trickett played in eight games with seven starts. He completed 123 of 233 passes for 1,605 yards, seven touchdowns, and seven interceptions. As a senior in 2014 Trickett was named the starter for the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/senior-clint-trickett-named-west-virginia-s-starting-quarterbac-0ap2000000361437|title=Senior Clint Trickett named West Virginia's starting quarterback|work=NFL.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11129531/clint-trickett-start-quarterback-west-virginia-mountaineers|title=Clint Trickett will start at quarterback for West Virginia Mountaineers|work=ESPN.com|date=June 24, 2014 }} He started 11 games, completing 281 of 419 passes for 3,285 yards with 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
On December 26, 2014, Trickett announced he was retiring from football after sustaining five concussions in 14 months.{{cite web|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2014/12/26/qb-trickett-walks-away-football/20926407/|title=QB Trickett walks away from football|date=December 26, 2014|work=Tallahassee Democrat}}
Coaching career
Trickett started his coaching career in 2015 as the quarterbacks coach at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) in Scooba, Mississippi, one of the most successful JuCo programs in the country in recent years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25092568/clint-trickett-starts-coaching-career-at-east-mississippi-cc|title=Clint Trickett starts coaching career at East Mississippi CC|website=CBSSports.com|access-date=March 23, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/coaches/trickett_clint|title=East Mississippi Athletics|publisher=}} He was featured prominently in the Netflix series Last Chance U, which chronicled EMCC's 2015 and 2016 seasons.
In early 2017, Trickett accepted the position of tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic under Lane Kiffin. After Kiffin departed for Ole Miss in December of 2019, Trickett was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under new head coach Willie Taggart.{{cite magazine |last1=Callihan |first1=Schuyler |title=Clint Trickett Lands Co-offensive Coordinator Position |url=https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/college-football/clint-trickett-lands-co-offensive-coordinator-position |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}
In January 2021, Trickett accepted the position of wide receivers coach at Marshall under first-year head coach Charles Huff.{{cite web |last1=Brocato |first1=Joe |title=Report: Clint Trickett to join Marshall coaching staff|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2021/01/23/report-clint-trickett-to-join-marshall-coaching-staff/ |website=WV MetroNews |date=January 23, 2021 |accessdate=January 24, 2021}} After one season, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the departure of his predecessor, Tim Cramsey.{{cite web |last1=Bragg |first1=Tim |title=Marshall promotes Clint Trickett to offensive coordinator|url=https://247sports.com/college/marshall/Article/Marshall-promotes-Clint-Trickett-to-offensive-coordinator-181925449/ |website=247Sports |accessdate=January 31, 2022}} After the 2023 regular season, it was reported that Trickett was fired as offensive coordinator.{{cite web |last1=Samuels |first1=Doug |title=Sources: Marshall is making significant staff changes|url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-marshall-is-making-significant-staff-changes |website=FootballScoop |date=November 26, 2023 |accessdate=November 26, 2023}}
On February 29, 2024, Trickett was hired as the tight ends coach and pass game coordinator at Georgia Southern.
On December 22, 2024, it was announced that Trickett was hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Jacksonville State under first-year head coach Charles Kelly. {{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Clint Trickett Named Offensive Coordinator Staff|url=https://jaxstatesports.com/news/2024/12/22/football-clint-trickett-named-offensive-coordinator.aspx?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYqnCwdyPdjNFvMlxQWcy5YGA8E7dqQiOtw1mZyDFFDSt9UZ_6nVRflD2s_aem_cKgZd5vKOtx0hY-1orzUiQ |website=jaxstatesports.com |date=December 22, 2024 |accessdate=December 22, 2024}}
Personal life
Trickett's father, Rick Trickett, was most recently an assistant coach at Florida State under Jimbo Fisher and previously coached at West Virginia, LSU and Auburn.{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/sports/college/wvu/6844569-74/trickett-holgorsen-clint#axzz3FyeBv4nG|title=Quarterback Trickett feeling at home with West Virginia football|author=Bob Cohn|date=September 25, 2014|work=TribLIVE.com}} His older brother, Travis Trickett, was the offensive coordinator at Georgia State.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/elliott-tabs-travis-trickett-as-offensive-coordinator/|title=Elliott Tabs Travis Trickett as Offensive Coordinator|last=Moore|first=Ben|date=December 14, 2016|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2018|language=en}} Travis is now the offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141016085658/http://www.wvusports.com/profile.cfm?sport=football&id=102785 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020014557/http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209587729 Florida State Seminoles bio]
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