Report: Veteran OL Coach Rick Trickett Expected to Return to WVU

It may be coming a year later than some expected, but Rich Rodriguez will be reuniting with Rick Trickett after all. According to a Sunday night report by Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Trickett is expected to join the WVU staff.

Trickett has been at Jacksonville State since 2022, arriving when Rodriguez was hired by the Gamecocks. He, of course, was Rodriguez’s associate head coach and offensive line coach from 2001-2006.

Trickett also worked for another West Virginia native coaching legend, Jimbo Fisher, for ten years at Florida State, which included being part of the 2013 national championship team.

With Jack Bicknell still on the staff as offensive line coach, it’s unclear what Trickett’s title will be. Rick Trickett’s son, Travis, made his own West Virginia return last year to serve as a senior offensive assistant.

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