Trent Vasey - Assistant Quarterbacks Coach - Football Support Staff

Trent Vasey

Title:
Assistant Quarterbacks Coach

At Florida Atlantic

Joined the Owls along with Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley in December of 2024 as the assistant quarterbacks coach
Played an integral role in developing one of the top passing games nationwide and in Florida Atlantic history. With Caden Veltkamp leading the way and occasionally being relived by Zach Gibson, the team finished No. 1 in DI in passing yards per game (340.2) and led the nation in total completions with 30 more than the second-place team
Individually, Veltkamp finished No. 3 in passing yards per game (303.4) nationwide and set program records in single-game attempts, completions, and yards as well as single-season attempts, completions, passing yards per game,

At Texas Tech

Served as the Red Raiders assistant running back coach in 2024 after two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant, primarily focusing his attention on the wide receivers

At Kansas

First stint in the Big 12 Conference was at Kansas where he held a similar position working with wideouts in 2021
In Lance Leipold’s first season, Vasey worked with the wide receiver group, a season that ended with a late November victory over Texas in Austin

At Stonehill

Worked two seasons, 2019 and 2020, in his home state of Massachusetts
Served as Stonehill College’s tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2020 after joining the Skyhawks as a video coordinator in previous season

At Alfred

Began his career as a graduate assistant coach at Alfred University in New York, working with both the tight end and running back rooms during the 2017 and 2018 seasons

Playing Career

Four-year successful member of the Western New England University football program
Garnered all-conference accolades at tight end during his playing career, helping lead the Golden Bears to a New England Football Conference title and a NCAA Division III playoff appearance in each of his final two seasons in 2015 and 2016

Where Coaching Interest Began

During his collegiate career, Vasey also served as the assistant director and coach of the Blue Chip Football Academy and Bulldog Football School
He completed a coaching internship at Dean College during the summer of 2015 and was an administrative intern for the entire athletics department the following summer

PERSONAL

Education: Earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from Western New England in May 2017 and later his master’s degree in business administration from Alfred in 2019

VASEY COACHING HISTORY

Year(s)	School	Position	Bowl	Result
2025	Florida Atlantic	Assistant Quarterbacks Coach
2024	Texas Tech	Assistant Running Backs Coach	Liberty Bowl (Arkansas)
2023	Texas Tech	Graduate Assistant	Independence Bowl (Cal)	W, 34-14
2022	Texas Tech	Graduate Assistant	Texas Bowl (Ole Miss)	W, 42-25
2021	Kansas	Wide Receiver Assistant
2020	Stonehill	Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
2019	Stonehill	Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
2018	Alfred	Graduate Assistant
2017	Alfred	Graduate Assistant