Overview
- Multiple outlets, including CBS Sports and the South Bend Tribune, report that Mike Mickens is set to join Jesse Minter’s staff in Baltimore as defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach.
- The reported hire would be Mickens’ first NFL coaching job after six seasons with Notre Dame and earlier collegiate stops at Cincinnati and Indiana State.
- Mickens reunites with All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton from their time in South Bend and has longstanding connections with Minter dating to Cincinnati and Indiana State.
- The Ravens have allowed among the most passing yards in each of the past two seasons, and reporting points to Minter installing a scheme emphasizing zone concepts and takeaways.
- Notre Dame now weighs replacements for a key recruiter and developer whose units led FBS in pass efficiency in 2023 and 2024 and ranked ninth in 2025, producing standouts such as Sauce Gardner, Benjamin Morrison, Xavier Watts and Cam Hart.