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15 college football players whose careers ended too soon

By Connor Muldowney

Aug 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Clint Trickett (9) throws the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter of the 2014 Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Clint Trickett (9) throws the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter of the 2014 Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Clint Trickett (9) throws against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first quarter of the 2014 Chick-fil-a kickoff game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Clint Trickett (9) throws against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first quarter of the 2014 Chick-fil-a kickoff game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports /

Florida State recruited Clint Trickett, a Tallahassee prospect, out of high school and committed to the Seminoles as a three-star pro-style quarterback. He may not have been a blue-chip recruit, but he was on pace to become the starting quarterback for the Seminoles once EJ Manuel graduated.

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However, that was not the case as a young redshirt freshman quarterback did so instead. He decided to transfer to West Virginia even before losing the race for the starting quarterback.

Trickett tried to remain patient, but it was pretty clear who the starting quarterback for the 2013 season would be at Florida State. Jameis Winston was the favorite to win the job and he did just that after Trickett left, even going on to win the Heisman and a national title.

At West Virginia, he passed for 4,890 yards and 25 touchdowns in two seasons before announcing his retirement following his senior year due to multiple concussions. He then took over as a quarterbacks coach at East Mississippi Community College (which you may have heard of as it’s the subject of a famous Netflix documentary titled Last Chance U).

Now, Trickett is the tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic under Lane Kiffin.

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