Mickey Marotti is an

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coach, currently the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance at

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. He served as a

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at several programs for 33 years.

Playing career

Marotti is a native of

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. He went on to be a four-year letter winner as a

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for

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, serving as a team captain in 1986 and winning first team NAIA All-Academic honors in 1987. He graduated in 1987 with a degree in

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Education

In addition to his

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in exercise physiology from West Liberty, he also obtained a

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in strength and conditioning from

and a

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sports medicine Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the ...

from

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State College ...

Coaching career

Marotti began his coaching career as a

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at Ohio State, where he first coached with

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. After two seasons, he took a full-time position at

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, where he spent two years as a strength assistant. Marotti then left for

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, where he spent seven season leading the Bearcats strength and conditioning. He once again left Ohio, this time for

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, when he became the director of strength and conditioning at Notre Dame in 1998. Marotti was reunited with Meyer during this stint. In 2005, when Meyer took over as head coach for

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Marotti joined Meyer's coaching staff as director of strength and conditioning. At this time, The Gators found success and won two national championships and three SEC championships. Following Meyer's short retirement following the 2010 season, he stayed on with

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for one season. When Urban Meyer took over at Ohio State, Marotti returned to Ohio, where he was named assistant athletic director for football sports performance. Since then he has won another national title and three

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titles. Following Meyer's second retirement in 2018, he remained part of the Ohio State coaching staff under Ryan Day. Marotti has coached under: *

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, Ohio State * John Cooper, Ohio State * Bob Davie, Notre Dame * Ryan Day, Ohio State *

, Florida & Ohio State *

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, Cincinnati *

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, Cincinnati *

, Florida *

Don Nehlen Donald Eugene Nehlen (born January 1, 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University (1968–1976) and at West Virginia University (1980–2000). Nehlen retired from coaching ...

, West Virginia *

Charlie Weis Charles Joseph Weis Sr. (born March 30, 1956) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator in ...

, Notre Dame *

Tyrone Willingham Lionel Tyrone Willingham (born December 30, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University (1995–2001), the University of Notre Dame (2002–2004), and the University of Washington (2005–2 ...

, Notre Dame

Personal life

Marotti is married to his wife Susie. They have a daughter, Maddie and a son, Mitchell. Both of his children are graduates of Ohio State.

References

External links

Ohio State profile

USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame profile
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