Clint Trickett
| Sport(s) | American football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Tight Ends Coach |
| Team | Florida Atlantic |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 19, 1991 Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 2010–2012 | Florida State |
| 2013–2014 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2016 | East Mississippi C.C. (QB) |
| 2017–present | Florida Atlantic (TE) |
Clinton James Trickett (born March 19, 1991) is an American football coach and former player. He played college football at Florida State and West Virginia. He is currently the Tight Ends Coach at Florida Atlantic University.
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.[1] Trickett committed to Florida State University to play college football in September 2009.[2][3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
West Virginia
Trickett transferred to the West Virginia University in May 2013.[6][7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10]
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. [11][12] Trickett accepted the position of Tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic.
Personal
Trickett's father, Rick Trickett, is currently a coach for Florida State and previously coached at West Virginia.[13]
References
- ↑ "Clint Trickett".
- ↑ "Coach's son commits to 'Noles". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel.
- ↑ "Like Father, like son: Clint Trickett joins dad at FSU". ESPN.com.
- ↑ Freshman QB Clint Trickett impresses Florida State Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher in first start
- ↑ "Clint Trickett is looking to beat out younger, more flashy Florida State Seminoles teammates". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Ex-Florida State Seminoles QB Clint Trickett to transfer to West Virginia". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Florida State transfer quarterback Clint Trickett chooses West Virginia after visiting Auburn, South Florida". AL.com.
- ↑ "Senior Clint Trickett named West Virginia's starting quarterback". NFL.com.
- ↑ "Clint Trickett will start at quarterback for West Virginia Mountaineers". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "QB Trickett walks away from football". Tallahassee Democrat. December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Clint Trickett starts coaching career at East Mississippi CC". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "East Mississippi Athletics".
- ↑ Bob Cohn (September 25, 2014). "Quarterback Trickett feeling at home with West Virginia football". TribLIVE.com.