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2008: Enters final season listed fourth in UC history with 10 career interceptions ... 2008 preseason Playboy all-American. 2007: Named to the FWAA All-America Team ... captured first-team all-BIG EAST honors ... along with counterpart DeAngelo Smith, combined for 14 interceptions to be the top duo in the Football Bowl Subdivision ... finished the BIG EAST tied for third and 12th nationally with six interceptions ... tied for 72nd in the country, with 12 passes defended (6 interceptions, 6 pass breakups) ... opened the season with two interceptions, including a 45-yard return for touchdown, and six tackles to earn BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week against Southeast Missouri State ... received BIG EAST Honor Roll plaudits after making a fumble recovery, interception, and seven tackles against Marshall ... recorded nine tackles at Pittsburgh ... returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and made a leaping pass breakup in the end zone with two seconds remaining to preserve the win at USF ... intercepted a pass and tallied three stops vs. West Virginia ... collected three solo stops and an assist against Southern Miss. in the Papajohns.com Bowl. 2006: Second-team all-BIG EAST choice ... ended the campaign second in the BIG EAST and eighth nationally in passes defended (3 interceptions, 15 breakups) ... finished sixth on the team in tackles (59) ... recorded two interceptions, both stopping drives deep in UC territory vs. Rutgers ... tallied nine tackles at Louisville... a first-team preseason all-BIG EAST selection by Phil Steele's College Football, which also rated him the No. 38 cornerback in the country ... named to the preseason all-BIG EAST second team by The Sporting News. 2005: Won the starting position at cornerback during preseason practice and became a mainstay in the secondary ... earned second-team Freshman all-America recognition by Football News and was named honorable mention Freshman all-America by The Sporting News ... a second-team all-BIG EAST selection ... took home a share of UC's Defensive Newcomer of the Year award ... ended his rookie year second nationally in passes defended, averaging 1.5 per game ... team's sixth-leading tackler with 51 stops ... launched his career with a five-tackle performance in the season opener vs. Eastern Michigan ... recorded eight tackles, seven of them solos, at Penn State ... posted a career-high 11 tackles at Miami (OH) ... carded 11 PBUs over a four-game period ... recorded his first career interception to help seal the win over Connecticut. Wayne High School: Two-time all-Greater Western Ohio Conference cornerback for head coach Jay Minton ... helped the Warriors to a 24-9 record and two league titles during his three seasons ... amassed 205 tackles and 10 interceptions, blocked four field goals and returned a kickoff for a TD during his career ... a state 300-meter hurdles champion as a junior ... helped school's 4x400 meter relay team to a second-place finish at the state finals during his sophomore year. Michael Craig Mickens: Born July 24, 1987 ... son of Marsha Mickens. Academic Major: Criminal Justice. Single-Game Bests |
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