WVU Strength Coach Mike Joseph
3 Guys Before The Game
MetroNews
2.4 • 687 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2019
⏱️ 62 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
West Virginia’s Head Coach for Football Strength and Conditioning admits he’s much more comfortable in the background. He’s happiest when the athletes he trains are in the spotlight performing at a level they would have never imagined.
He was hired by Bill Stewart and retained by Dana Holgorsen and Neal Brown. That’s not the way it normally works. A new head coach normally means an entirely new staff. But the Fairmont native has gained a national reputation of success. After producing 25 All Americans and over 100 players that have either been drafted or signed as free agents, it only made sense to keep Mike Joseph in Morgantown.
In this episode, Brad Howe and Tony Caridi get a rare glimpse into Joseph’s mindset. It’s the story of how the talented undersized kid from Fairmont succeeded as an athlete and now as a coach.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, hello, and welcome in. Yes, indeed. It is time for three guys before the game. We welcome you in. Episode number 117. The senators here, Brad Howe, and our guest, special guest, first time ever on the podcast, because he likes to lead a life that's really, really in the background, |
| 0:40.3 | really low key. |
| 0:42.0 | So after going through his agents, and I said agents, I mean, he's got like 15, 18, 19 people |
| 0:47.4 | that handle all of his stuff. |
| 0:48.6 | We finally were able to secure the assistant athletic director and head coach for football strength and conditioning at |
| 0:57.0 | w v u mike joseph today's program is being brought to us by the good folks at wheeling island |
| 1:03.5 | casino and resort where mini kiss is coming up on friday june the 14. Welcome into the show, Coach Joseph. |
| 1:12.2 | How are you having me? |
| 1:13.6 | I mean, did you ever think the layers that you have to go through to get this guy? |
| 1:17.8 | Multiple barriers to communication there to get to him. |
| 1:20.7 | I mean, just one, just got to get to my wife. |
| 1:24.0 | I don't have many agents, so. |
| 1:25.6 | You, but in all seriousness, you'd like to be in the background. |
| 1:29.7 | I think that's the way it should be, is strength coach you help develop players and they go perform. |
| 1:35.5 | That's kind of wild. |
| 1:36.5 | Simple. |
| 1:37.9 | If they hear too much about me, then the athletes aren't doing as much they need to. |
| 1:42.3 | So it goes back to our job is to basically support, maximize, |
| 1:48.3 | hopefully develop them as much as possible physically and mentally. |
| 1:51.1 | And then hopefully on Saturdays are in terms of strength coach, |
| 1:54.8 | in terms of all sports, whether it be a game, field, pool, |
| 1:57.6 | they all compete at the highest level. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from MetroNews, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of MetroNews and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.