Your big news from the first day of the Liberty Bowl Experience is quarterback Clint Trickett announcing his retirement from football, meaning no bowl game and no CFL. He said he’s had five concussions in the past two seasons and wasn’t cleared for what could have been his final game.

Trickett also said he withheld the truth from trainers about two concussions, and he nobly took the blame for that. But given that acknowledgment, as well as the confusion about who knew what and when they knew it during the Kansas State game, it might be time for WVU to evaluate its protocol.

I’m not calling it a problem. I’m certain the professionals there are good at their jobs and follow all the rules. That said, with what we know about brain injuries today, you can’t get juked by a player who admits he thought he had to be tough and play through it. Twice. You can’t have that become an attainable goal of others. They’ll try. They can’t succeed, though.

Other news? Nose guard Brandon Jackson and safety Cullen Christian are academically ineligible. That’s rich of Christian, a postgraduate transfer from Pitt and an illustration of why some schools are uncomfortable with that arrangement. Jackson was a redshirt junior who walked on senior night, so he, too, has played his last game for WVU.

Finally, big scare for Jacky Marcellus and two others on Christmas Eve. Dana Holgorsen said Marcellus, who was out for the season with a knee injury, is OK and that WVU is excited for him to rejoin the team when he can.