What new Jacksonville State football coach Charles Kelly said about first two staff hires the father-son coaching duo of Rick Trickett and Clint Trickett.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. ( WBRC) - Auburn co-defensive coordinator Charles Kelly was named as the Gamecocks new head coach, the university announced Saturday.

Jacksonville State has officially named Ozark native and Auburn coach, Charles Kelly, as the 30th head football coach in program history. Kelly brings nearly 35 years of coaching experience to the Gamecocks,

Longtime offensive line coach Rick Trickett will remain at Jacksonville State and be a part of Charles Kelly’s first-year staff, it was announced Sunday afternoon. He is the first staff member officially announced on Kelly’s first-year staff at Jax State;

Charles Kelly has been part of some of college football's biggest programs and a couple national championships along the way. With that backdrop, he's moving with the swiftness as he begins to assemble his inaugural staff now that he's taking over at Jacksonville State in his native Alabama.