Clinton James Trickett (born March 19, 1991) is an

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coach who serves as the

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and quarterbacks coach for the

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team. He was previously the tight ends coach and pass game coordinator for

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. He played

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and

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Early years

Trickett attended

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. During his career he passed for over 5,300 yards and 59

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. He was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. Trickett committed to

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to play

in September 2009.

College career

Florida State

Trickett was

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as a freshman in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Trickett was a backup to

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. 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

. 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

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and Jacob Coker for the starting job for the 2013 season.

West Virginia

Trickett transferred to

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in 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. 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.

Coaching career

Trickett started his coaching career in 2015 as the quarterbacks coach at

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(EMCC) in Scooba,

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, one of the most successful

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programs in the country in recent years. He was featured prominently in the

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series ''

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'', which chronicled EMCC's 2015 and 2016 seasons. In early 2017, Trickett accepted the position of tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic under

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. After Kiffin departed for

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in December of 2019, Trickett was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under new head coach

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. In January 2021, Trickett accepted the position of wide receivers coach at

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under first-year head coach Charles Huff. After one season, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the departure of his predecessor,

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. After the 2023 regular season, it was reported that Trickett was fired as offensive coordinator. On February 29, 2024, Trickett was hired as the tight ends coach and pass game coordinator at

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. 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.

Personal life

Trickett's father, Rick Trickett, was most recently an assistant coach at Florida State under

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and previously coached at West Virginia,

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and Auburn. His older brother,

Travis Trickett Travis Trickett (born May 29, 1984) is an American football coach who is currently the senior offensive assistant at West Virginia University. He is the former offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina University and the University of South Flo ...

, was the offensive coordinator at

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. Travis is now the offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina.

References

External links

West Virginia Mountaineers bio

Florida State Seminoles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trickett, Clint 1991 births Living people American football quarterbacks East Mississippi Lions football coaches Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Florida State Seminoles football players Georgia Southern Eagles football coaches Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches West Virginia Mountaineers football players Coaches of American football from Florida Players of American football from Tallahassee, Florida