OT: FSU QB to graduate/transfer

Submitted by raleighwood on

I realize that this is a long shot for Michigan (because he's probably looking to start somewhere) but QB Clint Trickett is going to graduate in May and transfer from Florida State.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/22091550/qb-clint-trickett-released-from-scholarship-will-transfer-from-florida-state 

 

Trickett has played in 17 games so he has some experience.  He might be a good fit at Michigan....I just don't see it happening.

An interesting side note:  His father, Rick Trickett, is the offensive line coach at FSU.

 

 

 

 

Rabbit21

April 17th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^

It'd be nice, but the presence of Devin(rightfully) is going to give a lot of graduate transfers pause.  If we're getting anyone it would be a juCo guy, but even that is iffy.

Tater

April 17th, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^

He won't be happy being a backup, and I would describe his talent level as "pedestrian" at best.  I hope he succeeds somewhere, but it won't happen at a major program.

LSAClassOf2000

April 17th, 2013 at 8:45 PM ^

For the edification of the board - 

Clint Trickett is 66 for 106 for 947 total passing yards in his limited time, with 7 passing TDs and 4 INTs. He actually also has 1 rishing TD in his time at FSU despite a career rushing yardage total of -31. Per SportsReference, he saw far more action in 2011, as that is where all 7 passing TDs and 4 INTs come from, although his sole rushing TD is from this past season. His passer rating to date would be 151.6.

 

bluesalt

April 18th, 2013 at 8:12 AM ^

If he wants a good chance at a starting job, then he should not come here. If he wants to be an important part of a great team (backup qbs are certainly important) while earning a graduate degree from a great school, then why not? I imagine it's the former, not the latter, with him, but should we get any grad qb transfer, it won't be due to available playing time.

chatster

April 18th, 2013 at 10:15 AM ^

The only realistic options for graduate transfers who have QB experience, NCAA eligibility, better skills than either Brian Cleary or Alex Swieca and a willingness to understudy Devin Gardner while preserving Shane Morris’s redshirt may come from some of the FCS schools where academics are a priority and acceptance to a MIchigan graduate program would not pose a problem - like the Ivies, the Patriot League and the Colonial Athletic Association. If none of those schools produce a willing and able transfer, then it looks like either (a) Cleary and Swieca will have to be holding the ropes next season or (b) Shane Morris will have to get prepared quickly to start in case of emergency.

Unless Devin Gardner performs so well in 2013 that he should become a first round NFL draft pick in 2014, Gardner, Morris and Russell Bellomy (unless he transfers if he suspects that he never would have another chance to start for Michigan) will be giving Wilton Speight (unless he opts to flip to N. C. State*) a redshirt season in 2014. 

* I have no reason to believe that Speight would flip, even though N. C. State has offered him a scholarship and he supposedly has been an N. C. State fan.  http://packinsider.com/2013/04/nc-state-offers-michigan-2014-qb-commit-wilton-speight/