Brent Forrest Stockstill (born August 5, 1994) is an

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coach and former player who is currently the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at

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. A former

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at Middle Tennessee, he set multiple career program records including passing yards, touchdown passes, completed passes, and pass attempts. Stockstill had also obtained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in college football for his ability to play while being hindered by injuries.

Early life and high school

Stockstill was born in

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and Sara Stockstill. Rick was an assistant coach at Clemson at the time. When Rick was an assistant coach, he would pull Brent out of school on Fridays to accompany him on recruiting trips and visits. He has a younger sister, Emily who attended the

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and worked for the university's football program. The Stockstills moved to

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in 2005 when Rick was named the head coach at

. Stockstill played quarterback at

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in Tennessee where as a high school senior, he threw for 2,690 yards and 32 touchdowns. One of his notable games was where he threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns in a loss, despite tearing his ACL and partially tearing his meniscus the week prior. A two to three-star recruit, Stockstill committed to play

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over offers from

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, and Toledo.

College career

Initially committed to Cincinnati, Stockstill was granted a release from his national letter of intent to play for his father

. He also was a member of the school's baseball program, where he compiled a 1.69

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as a

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in 2014 and later redshirting to focus on football.

2013

Stockstill grayshirted the 2013 season and did not see any action.

2014

Stockstill played in the team's opening game against

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, throwing for 41 yards. He did not play the rest of the season, and was granted a

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for the knee injury he suffered in high school.

2015

As a redshirt freshman, Stockstill competed in the offseason for the starting quarterback job against incumbent starter Austin Grammer. He was named the starting quarterback for the team's first game of the season against

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. As a redshirt freshman, he set single-season program records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing completions and passing attempts en route to being named Conference USA's Freshman of the Year.

2016

Coming off a stellar freshman campaign, Stockstill was once again the starting quarterback entering the 2016 season. After throwing for 2,801 yards and 27 touchdowns in the first eight games, he suffered a broken collarbone against UTSA and was initially said to be out for the remainder of the season. He was cleared to return for the bowl game in the

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against

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, where he threw for 451 yards and four touchdowns in a loss.

2017

Stockstill once again suffered an injury in a game against

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where he suffered a cracked sternum and injuries to his shoulder. He proceeded to miss the next six games before returning for the Blue Raiders game against

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. He finished the season with 1,672 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.

2018

Stockstill played in all 14 of the Blue Raiders game in 2018, only leaving the game against

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to a lower body injury. Stockstill had another career year with the Blue Raiders, throwing for 3,544 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions en route to being named to the Conference USA's Most Valuable Player.

Coaching career

Stockstill began his coaching career at

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under

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as an offensive player personnel assistant in 2019. He joined the coaching staff at

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under first-year head coach

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as an offensive quality control analyst in 2020 after Kiffin left Florida Atlantic for Ole Miss. Stockstill was named the wide receivers coach at his alma mater

on January 9, 2021. He was reassigned to quarterbacks coach and added the title of passing game coordinator in 2022.

References

External links

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