Missouri State

SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State football head coach Dave Steckel announced Monday that Trent Figg has joined his staff as an assistant coach. He will work with the MSU running backs this season.
 
"We are excited Trent is joining our staff," said Steckel. "He has a wealth of coaching experience and is a great recruiter. I look forward to having him in our program, and I know he will have a positive impact for our future."
 
He comes to Missouri State after a year as defensive coordinator at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.
 
Figg spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons in the same role for his alma mater, William Jewell College of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
In addition to his work as the defensive coordinator at William Jewell, Figg served as the DC for the USA Team at the 2016 World University Championship held in Monterrey, Mexico.
 
Prior to his two-year stint at William Jewell, Figg served as the defensive backs coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator for Southern Arkansas in 2014. That season, Figg engineered a secondary that allowed the lowest opponent completion percentage (.495) and the second-lowest third-down conversion percentage (.338) in the Great American Conference.
 
Before his first stop at SAU, Figg spent the 2013 season as a defensive assistant at Arizona State, which won the PAC-12 South Division Championship, while the Sun Devil defense ranked first overall in the PAC-12.
 
Figg graduated from William Jewell in 2008, where he played defensive back for the Cardinals and was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2007. After graduation, Figg spent five years on the Cardinal football staff, working with linebackers (2008-09 and 2011), running backs (2010), and defensive backs (2012-13).
 
He holds a Master's degree in Education Leadership from Northwest Missouri State University.
 
Figg is originally from Chillicothe, Mo., and is married to the former Tori Hallett. Trent and Tori have two sons, Titus and Thomas.
 
He replaces Peter Badovinac, who recently left the Missouri State program to pursue a coaching opportunity at Ohio State. 

Figg's hire is contingent upon formal approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors at its next regularly-scheduled meeting.