Trott then landed an assistant's position at the Air Force Academy in 1978, working with defensive ends under Bill Parcells.
One year later, Trott moved up to the NFL to join Ray Handley's staff with the New York Giants.
Trott had a second NFL stint when he was hired as a Cleveland Browns defensive assistant coach on February 26, 2005.
This included one year as linebackers coach at UVA, six seasons as the defensive coordinator at Richmond.
Also in 2014 Trott was the commencement speaker for AL Brown High School and was selected in the Cabarrus County Sports Hall of Fame.
Trott was named defensive coordinator for East Carolina University during the 2019 season but his contract was not renewed.
Trott has served on the coaching staffs of eleven college bowl teams and has been a defensive coordinator at eight NCAA Division I universities.