Caesar Martinez enters his second season as assistant director of football sports performance. He joined the USC staff in January of 2022.
He spent the previous 3 seasons (2019-21) at Oklahoma as an assistant strength coach. The Sooners won the Big 12 title in 2019 and 2020, made a College Football Playoff semifinal appearance in 2019 in the Peach Bowl and also played in the Cotton Bowl in the 2020 season and the Alamo Bowl in 2021.
He was an assistant strength coach at Rutgers in 2018.
He was a strength coach, secondary coach and assistant head coach, and teacher at Central Catholic High in San Antonio (Tex.) in 2017.
He served as director of athletic performance at the Fieldhouse in Abilene (Tex.) in 2015 and 2016.
He was an assistant football strength and conditioning coach at Texas for 5 seasons (2010-14).
He was the head football strength coach at Incarnate Word for 2 years (2008-09).
He spent 2006 and 2007 at his alma mater, Texas Tech, first as a student strength coach and then as a graduate assistant strength coach. The Red Raiders played in the 2006 Insight Bowl and 2008 Gator Bowl.
He was a running back at Texas Tech (2004-05).
He received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Texas Tech in 2006.
He prepped at Ballinger (Tex.) High.
He was born on April 4, 1983. His wife’s name is Pamela. He has two daughters, Anahí Huerta and Eden Martinez.
He holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting (Level 1 Sports Performance Coach) and American Heart Association.
