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Trent Earley

Trent Earley

  • Title
    Assistant Head Football Coach - Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator
  • Email
    tearley@coloradomesa.edu
  • Phone
    248-1103
Trent Earley joins the Maverick football staff for the 2020 season, taking over as the defensive line coach.  

Earley served as the defense analyst for the University of South Florida last season, after joining the staff as the defense graduate assistant working with the defensive line in 2017.  
 
Prior to USF, Earley served as a graduate assistant at Texas under linebacker coach Jean-Mary from 2015 to 2017. Earley assisted coach Jean-Mary with All-American and Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year, Malik Jefferson, and second team All-Big 12 performer Pete Jinkens.  In the spring of 2015, Earley assisted North Texas as a special teams analyst. In fall 2014, Earley worked at Northwestern State as a linebacker defensive graduate assistant, where he coached Marion Chapman, a first team all-conference linebacker. In 2013, Earley worked as an outside linebacker coach and assistant recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma Baptist. 

Earley played football as a linebacker at Texas Southern, where the Tigers boasted a top-10 nationally ranked defense, and at Southern Arkansas. After finishing a successful football playing career, Earley worked for the Muleriders working with the defensive line and linebackers helping the team to a 9-2 record in 2012, while also working towards his degree. 
 
In his time as a Mulerider, Earley played for David Reeves, and Jeff Byrd, successful Division I football coaches. He graduated with a bachelors degree in sports management from Southern Arkansas. Earley graduated with a masters degree in physical education, teacher education from the University of Texas at Austin in 2017.