Football
- Position:
- Associate AD, Football Sports Performance
Mickey Marotti is in his 15th season as Ohio State’s associate athletic director for football sports performance and his 40th season overall as a coach. Throughout his career, Marotti has earned the trust of Ohio State head coaches in the critical areas of strength and conditioning and sports performance.
Marotti has served as the head sports performance coach for four national championship football teams: Ohio State’s 2014 and 2024 national title teams and Florida’s 2006 and 2008 championship squads.
His work with the Buckeyes earned him American Football Monthly’s FBS Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year honor in 2016.
During his time in Columbus, 44 Buckeyes have earned first-team All-America honors, while Ohio State players have captured 41 major Big Ten awards and 10 national awards. Marotti has also helped develop 32 first-round NFL Draft picks.
Under Marotti’s leadership, Ohio State has consistently been one of the nation’s premier programs. From 2012-25, the Buckeyes compiled a 165-21 record that included a school-record 24-game winning streak, an undefeated 12-0 season in 2012 — just the sixth undefeated season in school history — national championships in 2014 and 2024, Big Ten championships in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and 10 consecutive seasons finishing no lower than first place in the Big Ten East Division.
Before arriving at Ohio State, Marotti spent seven seasons (1990-97) as the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Cincinnati, overseeing all 20 varsity sports programs.
Marotti served as director of strength and conditioning at the University of Notre Dame from 1998-2004 before moving to the University of Florida, where he held the same role from 2005-11. At Florida, he oversaw strength and conditioning programs for all intercollegiate sports while also directing the football athletic performance program.
During his seven seasons in Gainesville, Marotti helped develop 22 All-Americans and eight first-round NFL Draft picks. The Gators also won two national championships, two Southeastern Conference championships, and recorded three 13-win seasons during his tenure.
Marotti is one of approximately 100 strength coaches to earn the prestigious Master Strength and Conditioning Coach certification, considered the highest honor in the profession.
A native of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Marotti was a four-year letterwinner as a fullback at West Liberty University. He served as a team tri-captain in 1986 and earned first-team NAIA All-Academic honors in 1987. Marotti graduated from West Liberty in 1987 with a degree in exercise physiology.
Mickey Marotti Quick Facts
- Hometown: Ambridge, Pennsylvania
- High School: Ambridge
- Alma Mater: West Liberty State, 1987
- Master’s Degrees: Ohio State University, 1988; West Virginia University, 1990
- Years in Strength & Conditioning: 40th season (15th at Ohio State)
- Wife: Susan (“Susie”)
- Children: Son, Mitchell; daughter, Maddie Post
Honors
- USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame (2012)
- American Football Monthly FBS Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year (2016)
- Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame (2018)
- Western Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (2024)
Coaching Experience
- 2012-pres. — Associate AD for Football Sports Performance, Ohio State
- 2005-11 — Director of Strength and Conditioning, Florida
- 1998-2004 — Director of Strength and Conditioning, Notre Dame
- 1990-97 — Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Cincinnati
- 1989-90 — Strength Assistant, West Virginia
- 1987-88 — Graduate Assistant Strength Coach, Ohio State
- 1987-88 — Head Strength Coach, Grove City (Ohio) High School
