Marshall University Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Email:
- trickettc@marshall.edu
- Phone:
- -----
Clint Trickett is going into his second season as Marshall’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
In 2022, Trickett oversaw a Marshall offense that won its last five games of the season behind freshman quarterback Cam Fancher, who took over as the starter in the middle of the season.
Trickett served as a mentor to Fancher, who turned spot duty in game action early in the season into an impressive second half of the year which ended with a five-game winning streak that was capped by a 28-14 win over UConn in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
Marshall’s 2022 offense also featured explosive running backs Khalan Laborn, who finished in the top-15 in four different major NCAA statistical categories in 2022, and Rasheen Ali, who came back from injury late in the season to earn MVP honors at the Myrtle Beach Bowl, returning to his 2021 form that had him tied for the national lead in touchdowns.
Fancher and Ali return to lead Trickett’s offense again in 2023, along with several offensive linemen and wide receivers who gained valuable experience last season.
Trickett was named Marshall's offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2022 after serving as its pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach in 2021.
In 2021, Trickett mentored wideouts Corey Gammage and Willie Johnson, who both earned honorable mention all-conference honors. The Thundering Herd's passing offense ranked 14th nationally with 3,830 yards through the air.
Trickett came to Huntington from Florida Atlantic, where he was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2020 after starting as the tight ends coach in February of 2017.
The 2019 season would be a breakout year for the tight ends room and Trickett. Harrison Bryant, a John Mackey Award recipient (first non-FBS winner) tallied 1,004 yards receiving on 65 catches with seven touchdowns. Those first two marks were both tops among all FBS tight ends, with the seven scores fourth-highest. He was only the third C-USA tight end ever over 1,000 yards, as well as the third Owl all-time. John Raine was fifth on the team with both 31 catches and 270 yards, and tied for second with a career-best five TDs.
The 2018 campaign saw Bryant continue to rise under Trickett's tutelage, with 45 catches for 662 yards and four scores, and Raine add another 99 yards receiving and a touchdown. Bryant would be selected first team All-C-USA and be rewarded as well with Pro Football Focus second team All-American honors.
In his first season, he saw Bryant earn second team All-Conference USA honors. Bryant was the team’s most consistent receiver, as he finished third in total receptions with 32, and led the Owls much of the season in touchdown receptions.
Trickett spent two seasons as the quarterbacks coach at East Mississippi Community College, one of the most successful JUCO programs in the country. Trickett’s role at EMCC, a three-time NJCAA National Champion, was primarily tutoring EMCC’s quarterbacks among other coaching responsibilities.
Splitting his collegiate playing career between West Virginia and Florida State, Trickett completed 62 percent (470-of-758) of his passes for 5,837 career yards and 32 total touchdowns. The bulk of those impressive passing numbers came during the two years in Morgantown, where he threw for 4,890 total yards and 25 touchdowns in 19 games for the Mountaineers.
As a fifth-year senior at West Virginia, Trickett completed 67.1 percent (281-of-419) of his passes for 3,285 yards and 18 touchdowns in leading the Big 12 Conference and ranking 11th nationally in completion percentage. He also stood third in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally with an average of 298.6 passing yards per contest. He was a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist wearing a WVU uniform and was a member of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll as well as the Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Trickett graduated from FSU in three years with a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Playing behind current Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel during his three years at Florida State, Trickett completed 62.3 percent (66-of-106) of his career passes for 947 yards and seven touchdowns. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he threw for 675 yards and seven touchdowns in nine games, including starting assignments against Clemson and Wake Forest.
