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Mike Cochran joined the Marshall staff in April of 2005 and serves as the Thundering Herd's head strength and conditioning coach.
He oversees the strength and conditioning program for the Thundering Herd football team. Marshall's state-of-the-art 13,000 square foot Dunfee Weight Complex that opened in 2006 serves as Cochran's base of operations and provides the Herd with modern strength training complex that is among the finest in the nation.
Cochran come to Marshall after spending the previous four years as a strength and conditioning assistant at Ohio State where he worked under National Strength and Conditioning Hall of Fame member Allan Johnson.
Prior to his tenure at Ohio State, Cochran served as the director of strength and conditioning at Youngstown State. He oversaw all 18 varsity sports for the Penguins, including the football program.
Cochran, a native of Girard, Ohio, attended Youngstown State and played football for the Penguins, serving as team captain during his senior year of 1989. He played both fullback and linebacker and finished his career with 214 total tackles.
Cochran earned his undergraduate degree in exercise science from Youngstown State in 1992 and went on to spend three seasons as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, working with the defense from 1993 to 1995.
In 1995, Cochran was named Youngstown State's assistant strength and conditioning coach and he was promoted to head strength coach in 1996. Cochran was inducted into the Youngstown State Hall of Fame in 2000. He and his wife, Traci, have two daughters, Mikayla and Raegan.
