Mick Marotti is the Bugatti of toughening players up. He does it fast and with 1,800 horsepower.
When tight end Max Klare arrived from Purdue this offseason in need of acclimation to the heights of the Ohio State football program, the strength and conditioning coach found a quick and effective solution: Pair him with the only player ever to be named an Iron Buckeye three times in the first two years of his career. And he also happens to be the biggest star on the team.
Jeremiah Smith became the sports car driver Marotti attached to Klare’s hip in winter and summer workouts.