Austin Peay State University Athletics

Adam Ricketts joins the Austin Peay football staff as its video coordinator after serving in a similar role at Southern Miss last season. 

With the Golden Eagles, Ricketts started as a graduate assistant in ticket operations in 2019-20. He then joined the USM football program as a video graduate assistant for the 2020-21 season. He completed his master’s degree from Southern Miss in May. 

A Rochelle, Illinois native, Ricketts earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint John’s (Minn.) in 2019. He was a  linebacker for the Johnnies football team and earned National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society membership.