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Notebook: Taking stock in Notre Dame DBs coach Mike Mickens and the nation’s No. 1 pass defense

Eric Hansenby: Eric Hansen08/16/25EHansenND
Mike Mickens
Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens. has reloaded in the Irish secondary Mike Miller/Blue & Gold

Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens continues to be one of the hottest position coaches in college football — on the sideline and on the recruiting trail. Here’s a state of the Irish defensive backfield roughly two weeks from the season opener at Miami, with an eye toward leading the nation in pass-efficiency defense for a third straight season.