Jan. 31, 2026 — Redmond — Sean Herrin is the man the Montana State Bobcats lean on when the season gets physical.
As the program’s director of football strength and conditioning, Herrin oversees the players’ lifting, recovery, and day-to-day physical preparation, work that teammates and fans say has become a defining part of the Bobcats’ identity.
Herrin took the job in December 2020 after four years running performance programs at The PITT Training Facility in Bozeman, a gym started by former Bobcat Dane Fletcher.
At The PITT, he managed athletic-performance programming, mentored interns, and worked as a consultant to the Bobcat football staff from 2017 through 2020.
Montana State tapped him to lead the football strength program soon after.
His road to Bozeman runs through Montana and the West Coast. A Helena High product, Herrin graduated in 2004 and played for Carroll College from 2004–08, suiting up on three national championship teams.
While in college, he spent a summer interning at Velocity Sports Performance in Redmond in 2008, an early taste of the performance work he would make his career.
After graduating from Carroll with a degree in health and physical education and business administration.
Herrin also worked in Billings, completed a master’s in human movement with a specialty in sports conditioning, and took internships with UCLA and Athletes’ Performance in California.
That mix of small-college grit, higher-education training, and time at elite performance shops shaped his approach.
This included his meticulous planning, attention to recovery, and a focus on how strength and conditioning support on-field execution.
The man behind Montana State’s physical identity
At Montana State, those pieces come together around a simple mission, get athletes physically and mentally ready to compete.
“His work shows up on the field,” said one Bobcat supporter online. “Best in the business,” another added in a social post praising Herrin’s role in the program’s physical identity.
Coaches and former teammates echoed the sentiment: a former coach called him “a class act on and off the field,” while longtime fans described him as a “beast” who has helped “move mountains” with the program.
On the job, Herrin’s responsibilities go beyond the weight room. He coordinates with athletic trainers, nutrition staff, and wellness programs to build a comprehensive plan for each student-athlete.
He oversees the internship and staff development programs he once managed at The PITT, and handles practical duties that range from budgeting and fundraising to organizing seminars for staff and players.
Those administrative pieces matter in college football today, when strength programs are judged not just on how much a team can lift but on how well it can prevent injury and sustain performance late in games and over long seasons.
Herrin’s background, a blend of collegiate playing experience at Carroll, internships at Velocity and UCLA, and hands-on work at The PITT, gives him a resume that matches the expectations.
Local ties remain part of the story. The 2008 internship at Velocity in Redmond is one of several stops that tied Herrin to the Pacific Northwest before he returned to Montana.
Fans who tracked his work in Bozeman and at The PITT say the return to MSU was a natural fit; the program needed a leader who could bridge player development, staff training, and the day-to-day logistics of a busy college program.
Administrators at Montana State list Herrin among the program’s top assistants, and that reputation shows up in pay and responsibility.
Supporters on social media noted that his salary and profile reflect how important the role has become at the FCS level.
“He is so important and deserves as much thanks as the other coaches,” one post read; another added that Herrin is “one of the biggest pieces in making ‘Bobcat Built’ a thing.”
Herrin’s work does not show up in box scores, but it is visible in how players look and perform late in the season: stronger finishes, fewer soft-tissue setbacks, and a physical edge against many opponents.
That consistency has helped Montana State compete at a high level and built a reputation that fans and rival programs notice.
For a staff and fan base hungry to keep momentum, the hope is simple: keep the man who builds the team’s physical identity in Bozeman for as long as possible.
Supporters call him a key figure in the program’s recent success, an off-field architect whose daily work helps the Bobcats win on it.
This article is based on career and program information from Montana State football records, the PITT Training Facility background, and public social-media commentary from Bobcat supporters.
