Trent Vasey

Biography

Trent Vasey joined Florida Atlantic along with Head Football Coach Zach Kittley in December 2024 as the assistant quarterbacks coach. He played an integral role in developing one of the top passing games nationwide and in Florida Atlantic history, with the team finishing No. 1 in DI in passing yards per game (340.2) and leading the nation in total completions. Previously, Vasey served as the Texas Tech assistant running back coach in 2024 after two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant focusing on wide receivers. His first stint in the Big 12 was at Kansas in 2021, where he worked with the wide receiver group during Lance Leipold's first season, which ended with a victory over Texas. Vasey worked two seasons at Stonehill College in Massachusetts as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, and as a video coordinator. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Alfred University in New York, working with tight ends and running backs. As a player, Vasey was a four-year member of Western New England University's football program, earning all-conference accolades at tight end and helping lead the Golden Bears to a New England Football Conference title and NCAA Division III playoff appearances in 2015 and 2016. During his collegiate career, he also served as assistant director and coach of the Blue Chip Football Academy and Bulldog Football School, completed a coaching internship at Dean College in 2015, and was an administrative intern for athletics the follow