Telly Lockette

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Telly Lockette

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| current_title = Running backs coach

| current_team = Southern Miss

| current_conference = Sun Belt

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|3|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

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| player_years1 = 1993–1997

| player_team1 = Idaho State

| player_positions = Linebacker

| coach_years1 = 2003–2006

| coach_team1 = Miami Northwestern HS (FL) (OC/RB)

| coach_years2 = 2008–2012

| coach_team2 = Miami Central HS (FL)

| coach_years3 = 2012–2014

| coach_team3 = South Florida (RB)

| coach_years4 = 2015–2017

| coach_team4 = Oregon State (RB)

| coach_years5 = 2018–2019

| coach_team5 = Florida State (TE)

| coach_years6 = 2020

| coach_team6 = Miami (FL) (analyst)

| coach_years7 = 2021–2023

| coach_team7 = Marshall (RGC/RB)

| coach_years8 = 2024

| coach_team8 = Marshall (Assoc. HC/RB)

| coach_years9 = 2024

| coach_team9 = Marshall (interim HC)

| coach_years10 = 2025–present

| coach_team10 = Southern Miss (RB)

| overall_record = 60–10 (high school)

}}

Telly Lockette (born March 2, 1974) is an American football coach who is the running backs coach for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

College years

Lockette played college football at Idaho State from 1993 to 1997. At Idaho State, he was twice named All-Big Sky playing at linebacker.{{Cite web|first=Brad|last=Bugger|url=https://www.idahostatejournal.com/sports/former-bengal-lockette-explores-world-of-big-time-college-football/article_3593aa28-387e-11ed-b181-2b7c18fd92fb.html|title=Former Bengal Lockette explores world of big-time college football|website=Idaho State Journal|date=September 20, 2022}} In 2013, he was inducted into the Idaho State Athletics Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|first=Tashan|last=Reed|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/781899/2019/01/23/fsu-telly-lockette-early-signing-period-flips/|title=FSU assistant Telly Lockette’s south Florida connections paid off with early signing period flips|website=The Athletic|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2024|archive-date=December 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212160214/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/781899/2019/01/23/fsu-telly-lockette-early-signing-period-flips/|url-status=live}}

Coaching career

Lockette got his start in college coaching as running backs coach at South Florida 2012 after winning two 6A Championships as head coach at Miami Central Senior High School in Florida. In 2015, he accepted the same position at Oregon State under Gary Andersen.{{Cite web|first=Thayer|last=Evans|url=https://www.si.com/college/2014/12/31/telly-lockette-hired-oregon-state-running-backs-coach|title=South Florida RB coach Telly Lockette hired to same role at Oregon State|website=SI.com|date=December 31, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2024|archive-date=December 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212161641/https://www.si.com/college/2014/12/31/telly-lockette-hired-oregon-state-running-backs-coach|url-status=live}} Lockette was hired as tight ends coach for Florida State in 2018, reuniting him with head coach Willie Taggart whom he previously coached under at South Florida.{{Cite web|first=|last=|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21770573/telly-lockette-hired-florida-state-tight-ends-coach|title=Telly Lockette hired to be Florida State's tight ends coach|website=ESPN.com|date=December 14, 2017}}

In 2021, Lockette was hired by head coach, Charles Huff, to be the running backs coach at Marshall. Prior to the 2024 season, he was promoted to associate head for the Thundering Herd.{{Cite web|first=John|last=Brice|url=https://footballscoop.com/news/charles-huff-marshall-make-key-promotions|title=Charles Huff, Marshall make key promotions|website=footballscoop.com|date=June 24, 2024|access-date=December 10, 2024|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626010949/https://footballscoop.com/news/charles-huff-marshall-make-key-promotions|url-status=live}} On December 8, 2024, Lockette was named interim head coach of the Thundering Herd following the departure of head coach Charles Huff to Southern Miss after the Sun Belt Championship Game.{{Cite web|first=Matthew|last=Schaffer|url=https://wchstv.com/sports/marshall/marshall-to-face-army-in-the-independence-bowl|title=Marshall to face Army in the Independence Bowl|website=WCHS-TV|date=December 8, 2024}}

In January 2025, Lockette followed Coach Huff to Southern Miss as the running backs coach.{{Cite web|first=Sam|last=Sklar|url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2025/01/07/southern-miss-football-hires-aaron-dobson-telly-lockette-assistant-coach/77522171007/|title=Southern Miss football hires assistant coaches Aaron Dobson, Telly Lockette from Marshall|website=Hattiesburg American|date=January 7, 2025}}

Head coaching record

=College=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Marshall Thundering Herd

| conf = Sun Belt Conference

| startyear = 2024

| endyear = single

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2024

| name = Marshall

| overall = 0–0

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| bowlname = Independence{{efn|name=USM|Marshall withdrew from the bowl game after losing over two dozen players to the transfer portal.|group=record}}

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Marshall

| overall = 0–0

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 0–0

| bowls = no