SKULL SESSION: TRESSEL'S PUNTING TENDENCIES VS MEYER'S, ANOTHER SHOT AT CLEMSON AND MICKEY MAROTTI ROLE WITH URBAN MEYER ON LEAVE
COACH MICK HOLDING DOWN THE FORT. We've talked a lot about how experienced assistants and coordinators with head coaching experience will be vital to Ohio State with Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave.
But we neglected to mention the man who all the players know, who essentially controls the team all through the summer, and has been one of Meyer's closest companions long before he was ever a head coach.
We forgot about Mickey Marotti.
From Bill Landis of Cleveland.com:
Strength coach probably doesn't adequately describe Marotti's role. Officially, he's the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance. Strength coach just rolls off the tongue better. But Marotti is a coach in every sense other than helping design game plans and making decisions on Saturdays. Otherwise he's heavily involved in the operation, and has a greater influence on the totality of the roster than any other person in the football building.
"Coach Mick is the guy who keeps that team together," former OSU center Billy Price told cleveland.com on Wednesday. "He's with us more than any other coach."
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"Coach Mick is basically the head coach when Coach Meyer is on vacation or on the road recruiting," former linebacker Joshua Perry told cleveland.com this week. "He works with everyone. He has a united front with coach Meyer as well, so there is a sense of continuity."
That's why it makes complete sense that Marotti – not interim head coach Ryan Day, defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, or offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson – addressed the team before their practice on Tuesday. Not all the players are close with each of those coaches, but I assure you they all know Marotti.
Entire article:
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...son-playoff-rematch-mickey-marotti-head-coach