| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Weber State |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 9–8 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 6, 1985 Olmsted Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Brookside HS (OH) (QB) |
| 2009–2012 | Notre Dame (OH) (GA) |
| 2013–2014 | Notre Dame (OH) (RC) |
| 2015–2019 | Notre Dame (OH) (OC) |
| 2020–2021 | Notre Dame (OH) |
| 2022 | Weber State (OC) |
| 2023–present | Weber State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–10 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MEC (2020–2021) | |
| Awards | |
| MEC Coach of the Year (2020) | |
Michael Mental (born July 6, 1985) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, a position his had held since the 2023 season. Mental was a three-year starting quarterback at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, and earned a tryout with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) after his college career ended. Mental later spent several seasons on the coaching staff of Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, culminating with a with a two-year stint as head coach, in 2020 and 2021. After these two years, Mental departed Notre Dame to spend 2022 as the offensive coordinator of Weber State. After the 2022 season, Weber State head coach Jay Hill departed Weber State to join the coaching staff at BYU, and Mental was promoted to head coach.[1][2]