Head Strength and Conditioning Coach , Boston College
Phil Matusz (mah-TOOSZ) begins his fourth year as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Boston College football program. In his time with the Eagles, he has overseen the physical and weight training development of four NFL Draft picks, including first-round selections Zion Johnson (2022-Chargers) and Zay Flowers (2023-Ravens).
Prior to his arrival at the Heights, Matusz spent six seasons with the Ohio State football program after initially joining the program's strength and conditioning staff as an assistant coach in February 2014. He was promoted to associate director, strength and conditioning, in 2017. The Buckeyes also played for four Big Ten championships and won three straight from 2017-19 during his tenure.
Matusz helped the Buckeye football program win the inaugural College Football Playoff national championship in 2014 and four Big Ten Conference championships, including three straight from 2017-19.
He came to Ohio State from the Main Line in Philadelphia where he had worked two seasons as the head football strength and conditioning coach at Villanova, his alma mater.
Matusz had two stints at Villanova; the first coming after the National Championship season in August 2010 when he was an intern in the strength and conditioning program, and the second beginning in 2011 after he returned to be the Head Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach. He was quickly promoted just a year later to work with the football program. In between his time at Villanova, Matusz was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at North Carolina A&T.
A native of Greenville, Pa., Matusz's programs at Villanova covered all aspects of performance, including strength training, speed, agility, conditioning, flexibility, mobility, soft tissue work and nutrition. In addition to working with the football program, he also designed programs for men's and women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, volleyball and women's soccer.
A standout on the football field, Matusz was a three-year starter on the defensive line for the Wildcats and the team captain of Villanova's 2009 FCS National Championship team. For his efforts in 2009, Matusz was a CSN honorable mention All-American and a second-team All-CAA honoree. In his five years with the program, Villanova posted a 41-19 record, including a 24-4 mark in his final two seasons.
Matusz is Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through Collegiate Strength, Conditioning Coaches Association and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He also is a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He also holds multiple certifications from Functional Anatomy Seminars; Certified Functional Range Assessment Specialist (FRA), Certified FRC Mobility Specialist (FRCms) and Certified Functional Range Strength Coach (FRSC). He has graduated with Master's Degrees in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention from PennWest California and Sport Administration from Boston College in the Woods College of Advancing Studies. Also completing a Certificate program in Child & Family Mental Health and Wellness from Boston College in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. He is currently pursing his PhD in Human Performance from Liberty University.
Matusz is married to Jillian Byers, of Long Island, N.Y. They have three children, Kingsley, Berkeley, and Caden.
