Temple University Athletics
Brad Ohrt Named Football Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
1.14.19 | Football
PHILADELPHIA - Temple's new head coach Rod Carey announced an addition to his football staff today. Brad Ohrt (pronounced ORT) has been named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach.
"I am pleased to bring Brad Ohrt to the Temple Football program," said Carey. "We arrived at Northern Illinois together in 2011. Our values are in sync on what is needed to insure the health and safety of our student-athletes while helping them reach their full potential. He will fit right into the Temple TUFF culture."
 "I'm very excited to be at Temple University and to continue to work with Coach Carey," said Ohrt. "I can't wait to start working with the Temple football team tomorrow morning."
Ohrt begins his 23rd season in college football and his first at Temple following eight years at Northern Illinois University as Director of Sports Performance. Ohrt oversaw strength and conditioning efforts of the 17 Huskie Athletics teams and worked primarily with the NIU football program. Â In 2014, he received the prestigious title of Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.
Before NIU, Ohrt spent three seasons at Western Carolina, where he was director of strength and conditioning from 2008-10. He spent the 2007 football season on the Miami Dolphins' strength staff following tenures at Western Kentucky (2005-07) and Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-05).
Ohrt spent 2001-02 leading the staff at Western Carolina, helping to develop the WCU men's and women's basketball, football and baseball teams as well as seven other programs.
He served as an assistant strength coach at USC from 1998-2001, working primarily with the Trojan men's and women's basketball teams in addition to assisting with the USC football program.
Ohrt's first head strength and conditioning coaching position was at Wingate University in 1997-98. He earned his master's degree from Kansas in 1997, where he was a graduate assistant strength coach for the Jayhawks.
The New Ulm, Minn., native was an All-American offensive lineman at Appalachian State in 1994 and earned All-Southern Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he was named a first-team FCS All-American by The Sports Network and Don Hansen's Football Gazette, and was a third-team Associated Press All-American. He was a three-year letter winner for the Mountaineers and earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science.Â
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"I am pleased to bring Brad Ohrt to the Temple Football program," said Carey. "We arrived at Northern Illinois together in 2011. Our values are in sync on what is needed to insure the health and safety of our student-athletes while helping them reach their full potential. He will fit right into the Temple TUFF culture."
 "I'm very excited to be at Temple University and to continue to work with Coach Carey," said Ohrt. "I can't wait to start working with the Temple football team tomorrow morning."
Ohrt begins his 23rd season in college football and his first at Temple following eight years at Northern Illinois University as Director of Sports Performance. Ohrt oversaw strength and conditioning efforts of the 17 Huskie Athletics teams and worked primarily with the NIU football program. Â In 2014, he received the prestigious title of Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.
Before NIU, Ohrt spent three seasons at Western Carolina, where he was director of strength and conditioning from 2008-10. He spent the 2007 football season on the Miami Dolphins' strength staff following tenures at Western Kentucky (2005-07) and Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-05).
Ohrt spent 2001-02 leading the staff at Western Carolina, helping to develop the WCU men's and women's basketball, football and baseball teams as well as seven other programs.
He served as an assistant strength coach at USC from 1998-2001, working primarily with the Trojan men's and women's basketball teams in addition to assisting with the USC football program.
Ohrt's first head strength and conditioning coaching position was at Wingate University in 1997-98. He earned his master's degree from Kansas in 1997, where he was a graduate assistant strength coach for the Jayhawks.
The New Ulm, Minn., native was an All-American offensive lineman at Appalachian State in 1994 and earned All-Southern Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he was named a first-team FCS All-American by The Sports Network and Don Hansen's Football Gazette, and was a third-team Associated Press All-American. He was a three-year letter winner for the Mountaineers and earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science.Â
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