Bill Mottola Position: Offensive Line Coach Experience: Second Season Alma Mater: Springfield '89

Bill Mottola begins a second season Miami University's offensive line coach in 2009. He was named to Michael Haywood's staff on January 30, 2009, after serving two yeasrs at the University of Findlay.

The native of Castine, Maine and a 1989 graduate of Springfield College (Mass.) has coached every offensive position during his career. Mottola's impressive coaching resume also includes stops at Maine Maritime Academy (1989-90, quarterbacks and wide receivers), Vanderbilt University (1991-93, offensive line and tight ends), and the University of the South (1994, quarterbacks and running backs). Mottola earned his master's degree in education from Vanderbilt in 1994.

In 1995, Mottola continued his coaching career at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York where he coached tight ends for three seasons. He became Army's offensive line coach in 1998 and 1999. During his five seasons at the Academy, Army football set the record for number of wins in a season (10), won the national rushing title twice (1996 and 1998), played in the Independence Bowl (1996) and ended the 1996 season ranked 25th in the final AP poll.

In 2000, Mottola became the offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky University while coaching the offensive line and tight ends. In his one season with the Hilltoppers, they finished No. 1 in the country in passing efficiency, No. 1 in turnover margin, No. 9 in rush offense, and No. 25 in scoring offense. On its way to an 11-2 record and postseason playoff appearance, WKU had the distinction of being the only Division I football team in the country without an interception thrown. Western Kentucky finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation in the final USA Today poll.

Following the 2000 season, Mottola moved to Kent State University where he tutored the offensive line for five seasons. In 2001, the Flashes had their first winning season since 1985, going 6-5 on the year. He had a nine-month coaching stint at Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples, Florida during the 2006 season.

His family includes his wife, Jonilea, and children Ciana, Adia and Dominic. They reside in Oxford.