Travis Trickett (born May 29, 1984) is an

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coach who is currently the senior offensive assistant at

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. He is the former offensive coordinator at

Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, ...

and the

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. He has also coordinated offenses at

Samford University Samford University is a Private university, private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United States. It was founded by Baptist Church, Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in Marion, Alabama. It is governed by an in ...

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The university is a member of the State University System of Florida and has s ...

, and

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Coaching career

Student/graduate assistant

Trickett's coaching career started as a student assistant at

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under head coach

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. While earning his degree, he with record setting quarterback Pat White. Following his graduation in the spring of 2007, Trickett joined

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’s inaugural staff at

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as an offensive graduate assistant working closely with quarterbacks

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and

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. The following season, he moved on to joined

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’s staff at

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as an offensive graduate assistant from 2008 through 2010 working with the quarterbacks. During this time, Trickett helped mentor

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and E. J. Manuel.

Samford

Trickett's first full-time coaching position was as the tight ends coach for Pat Sullivan and the

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team in 2011. The following season, offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee departed for

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, and Trickett was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In his four seasons as the play-caller (2012–2015), Trickett coached 23 all-conference players, led by 2013

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player of the year, Andy Summerlin. He helped guide the Bulldogs to five straight winning seasons, a Southern Conference championship in 2013, and a berth in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.

Florida Atlantic

In 2016, Trickett was hired as the new offensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic by

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. Though the owls only won three games, Trickett’s offense set FAU season records for rushing yards, yards per carry and rushing touchdowns, and the most yards in a game. Partridge was fired following the season, and Trickett wasn’t retained by the new staff.

Georgia State

After Shawn Elliott was hired as the new head coach at

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, he hired Trickett as his new offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. In his first season with the Panthers, in 2017, Trickett helped guide them to a school record seven wins, including the schools first bowl win. His offense set new school marks for completion percentage and fewest interceptions in a season, along with the most total yards in a game and the most points against an FBS opponent. Quarterback Conner Manning and wide receiver Penny Hart earned All-

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honors and Hart led the league with a school record 74 receptions. The following year, Trickett’s quarterback, Dan Ellington, ranked number 14 in the nation with only five interceptions thrown (292 attempts). Hart was also named all-conference for a third season, and finished his career as the fourth-leading receiver in

history.

Return to West Virginia

Prior to the 2019 season, Trickett was hired by

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as the inside receivers and tight ends coach at

. During his time with the Mountaineers, Trickett guided inside receiver Winston Wright Jr. to two All-

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selections as he led the team in receiving in both 2020 and 2021. Trickett also helped coach one of the most improved offenses in the nation. The Mountaineers added more than 90 yards per game from 2019 to 2020 as more than a touchdown per game. In 2021, Trickett was ranked among the top ten recruiters in the Big 12 Conference by 247Sports, one of two outside of the

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and

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staff’s. He is especially well-known for his recruiting efforts in the

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area.

South Florida

In January of 2022, Trickett was announced as the new offensive coordinator for the

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team. He replaced Charlie Weis Jr., whom took the same position at

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Personal life

Trickett is a

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native. His father, Rick Trickett is currently the offensive line coach at Jacksonville State. His youngest brother, Clint Trickett, is the former offensive coordinator at

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, and his younger brother, Chance, is a scout for the

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. Trickett and his wife, Tiffany, have three children: Maverick, Camilla, and Holden.

References

External links

South Florida profile

Coastal Carolina profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trickett, Travis 1985 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football coaches Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Florida State Seminoles football coaches Georgia State Panthers football coaches Samford Bulldogs football coaches South Florida Bulls football coaches West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches Florida State University alumni West Virginia University alumni Sportspeople from Hattiesburg, Mississippi