Mickey Mental
[1] Michael Mental is an American College Football coach of the Weber State Wildcats. As a player, Mental was a three-year starting quarterback for the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets, and earned a tryout with the Cleveland Browns after his college career ended. Mental later spent several seasons on the coaching staff of Notre Dame College ending with a two-year stint as head coach in 2020 and 2021. After these two years, Mental departed Notre Dame College to spend 2022 as the offensive coordinator of Weber State.[2] After the 2022 season, Weber State head coach Jay Hill departed Weber State to join the coaching staff at BYU.[3] After which, Mental was promoted to head coach of Weber State[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Weber State |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 6, 1985 (age 37) Olmsted Falls, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Baldwin Wallace |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Brookside High School (OH) (QBs) |
| 2009–2012 | Notre Dame College (OH) (GA) |
| 2013–2014 | Notre Dame College (OH) (Recruiting Coordinator) |
| 2015–2019 | Notre Dame College (OH) (OC) |
| 2020–2021 | Notre Dame College (OH) |
| 2022 | Weber State (OC) |
| 2023–present | Weber State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–2 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Personal life
Mental is a native of Olmsted Falls, Ohio and attended Baldwin Wallace University. He is married to Jessica Mental
Head Coaching Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | DII Rank# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Falcons (Mountain East Conference) (2020–2021) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Notre Dame College | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W MEC Championship Game | ||||
| 2021 | Notre Dame College | 11–2 | 9–1 | T-1st | L 2021 NCAA Division II Football Second Round | 9 | |||
| Notre Dame College: | 16–2 | 14–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Mickey Mental - Football Coach". Notre Dame College Athletics.
- "Mickey Mental - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Weber State University Athletics.
- Preece, Brian (December 21, 2022). "Weber State Hires Mickey Mental As Head Football Coach". KSL Sports.
- https://www.abc4.com/sports/weber-state-hires-mickey-mental-as-new-football-coach/#:~:text=Mental%2C%2037%2C%20becomes%20the%2012th,FBS%20win%20over%20Utah%20State.