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.

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

Jan 29, 2025 · “Chris Ash and Mike Mickens are an excellent duo,” longtime recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said, “along with Marcus, who’s a coordinator himself. I think you can’t go wrong with that combination. “Ash is a good in-house recruiter, like Golden was.

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 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 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...

Apr 5, 2024 · The former Notre Dame cornerbacks coach was given the keys to the entire Fighting Irish secondary this offseason and now bears the official title of “Pat and Jana Eilers...

Mike Mickens. Position: DB 6-1, 184lb (185cm, 83kg) Born: July 24, 1987 in USA. Draft: Dallas Cowboys in the 7th round (227th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. More bio, uniform, draft info

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...