Notre Dame has to replace All-American Xavier Watts at safety and Tae Johnson is putting the work every day to help with that

Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens spoke following Friday's practice.

Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens spoke following Friday's practice.

Thoughts on why the modifications Notre Dame has made to their spring practices this spring should be a good thing, why losing the contact in the spring would be a mistake for college football, on Mike Mickens track record with freshmen CBs, and more

Notre Dame has to replace some elite players, but they have three significant building blocks returning, landed a couple of key transfers, and have plenty of talented options competing for snaps

2026 North Cross School (Va.) cornerback Jaziel Hart is eager to learn more about Notre Dame after earning an offer from the Fighting Irish on Tuesday night.

Thoughts on making the tough choice over the popular one, the difference a great offensive line coach can make, some changes that could happen with Notre Dame's offense next season, and more

Marcus Freeman has made his choice for defensive coordinator and ISD's Jamie Uyeyama shares his thoughts on Chris Ash

Notre Dame secondary coach Mike Mickens has quickly become the nation's top developer of cornerbacks and it starts with recruiting evaluations.

Thoughts on why it's the right time and right place for Mike Mickens to be a defensive coordinator, on the most experience returning for Notre Dame on defense since 2018, on what could be a great offensive line in 2025, and more

Notre Dame cornerback Jaden Mickey continues to up the competition in the secondary heading into year three.

Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray is locked in a position battle, but it's not slowing him down from becoming a better version of himself.

Notre Dame's veterans didn't hold back on Thursday as it related to praising freshman cornerback Leonard Moore.

Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens provided an update on the defensive backs room on Thursday.

Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens spoke following Thursday's practice.

Thoughts on the positive momentum with Notre Dame's defensive backs, what opponent offenses and defenses could prove better than their SP+ projections, and more

From receiver to backup to rotation to starter, Xavier Watts earned his way to star status and is looking to continue to elevate his game

Empowering coaches and players has been part of Al Golden's process as defensive coordinator and it has led to success on the field