Geoffrey Martzen - Football Coach - University of Colorado Athletics

Iowa State

Oct 11 (Sat)

1:30 PM

Geoffrey Martzen

Title:
Director of Player Personnel
Email:
geoffrey.martzen@colorado.edu
Phone:
303-492-5337

Geoff Martzen is in his first year as the director of player personnel, as he was named to the position by new head coach Mel Tucker on January 7, 2019.

Martzen, 30, joined the CU staff from UCLA, where he worked as the Bruins’ director of player personnel for the 2018 season, having been hired by Chip Kelly in January of that year. He previously held the same position at Colorado State for the 2015 through 2017 seasons.

Martzen joined the CSU staff under its new head coach, Mike Bobo, ahead of the 2015 season. At CSU, he played a key role in the Rams’ overall recruiting efforts, coordinating several aspects of the year-round student-athlete recruitment process. Additionally, he served as the liaison between CSU and NFL scouts for Pro Day events, and assists with camps, clinics and other football-related activities.

His first director of player personnel position came at Brigham Young University, which hired him 2013. In Provo for two years, he also served as the on-campus recruiting coordinator in addition to other responsibilities including identifying prospects, planning recruiting events, maintaining communication with recruits via social media and providing recruiting aids for coaches.

Prior to heading to BYU, Martzen was a personnel specialist, assisting in coordinating the recruitment of high school and junior college recruits, at both Alabama in 2012 and Boise State in 2013. In working under Nick Saban at ‘Bama and Chris Peterson at Boise, he helped in the coordination of two top recruiting classes for two of the nation’s winningest head coaches.

Before entering the collegiate ranks, he was a high school football coach in Fresno, Calif., at Sunnyside and Reedley high schools.

Martzen earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Fresno State in 2011, and started working toward a master’s degree at Alabama in Sports and Fitness Administration in 20212 and at Boise State in Kinesiology and Exercise Science in 2013.

He was born June 21, 1989 in Reedley, Calif., and graduated from Reedley High School, where he lettered in football. His hobbies include camping, most sports and anything outdoors.