It was only a matter of time.
After concussions forced an early retirement from football, former Florida State and West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett has reportedly joined the family business. According to FoxSports.com‘s Bruce Feldman, Trickett will be the quarterbacks coach at East Mississippi Community College.Former #WVU & #FSU QB Clint Trickett will be the new QB coach at East Mississippi CC, source tells @FoxSports.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) March 3, 2015
Clint’s father, Rick, is a longtime offensive line coach at West Virginia, Auburn and Florida State (where he currently coaches), and his older brother Travis is the co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at FCS Samford.
The elder Trickett told the Tallahassee Democrat in December that Alabama, Kentucky and West Virginia about joining their respective support staffs. “More than the rest of them he’s always had a ball in his hands. From Day 1,” Rick said. “And he wants to coach quarterbacks. I think he’ll be good at that. With his mindset and temperament. And his experiences. … I think he’ll be a really good coach.”
In 19 career games, Trickett completed 404-of-652 passes for 4,890 yards with 25 touchdowns against 17 interceptions.
Trickett joins arguably the most successful JuCo program in the country. The Lions posted a 12-0 record in 2014, toppling Iowa Western Community College in the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship. EMCC has won three NJCAA championships in four years.