Mike Mickens (born July 24, 1987) is an American football coach and former cornerback who is the defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was a member of the Dallas Cowboys , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL), and the Calgary Stampeders of ...

Mickens began his coaching career at Idaho after serving as a defensive assistant at Cincinnati and Indiana State.

21 hours ago · Mike Mickens has shown in his six years at Notre Dame that he's on the shortest lists of best defensive backs coaches in the nation. According to Anwar Richardson of Orange Bloods', ...

Jan 21, 2025 · We have heard Coach Freeman in the past speak praises of secondary coach Mike Mickens, and continue to elevate his job responsibilities in recent seasons. A lot have speculated that Mickens was being groomed to take over …

Dec 2, 2024 · The job that Mike Mickens has done at Notre Dame can’t be understated. An accomplished cornerback coach at Cincinnati during his previous stop, Coach Mickens walked into a less than optimal situation with the Fighting Irish.

Jan 28, 2025 · Mike Mickens, Notre Dame’s secondary coach, has rapidly emerged as one of the country’s most popular assistant coaches. The former Cincinnati standout transformed the Irish’s historically weak position into one of the nation’s strongest teams, despite occasional lack of …

Jan 23, 2025 · Retaining Mickens gives the Irish a great chance of continuing to put out elite secondary units, and that has fueled the team's defensive success the last two seasons.

Jan 23, 2025 · Mike Mickens. Notre Dame’s secondary coach and Pass Game Coordinator has proven himself to be more than just a position coach—he’s a key architect of one of the nation’s most formidable defenses.

Jan 22, 2025 · Mike Mickens starts his third season as cornerbacks coach for Notre Dame and looks to continue his knack for developing solid performers in the secondary. Mickens played...

Aug 16, 2024 · As Notre Dame prepares to open its 2024 campaign at Texas A&M in a couple of weeks, Fighting Irish secondary coach Mike Mickens is confident that his secondary unit coming together, and in the...