Mickey Russell - Defensive Quality Control - Football Coaches - South Dakota State University Athletics

Mickey Russell

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Defensive Quality Control

Mickey Russell is in his second season working with the South Dakota State University football program, filling the role of defensive quality control. His duties include film breakdown and organization of the scout team offense.

Russell was a part of two NCAA Division II national championship teams at Northwest Missouri State University, where he was a member of the football team for two seasons before moving to the sidelines. As a redshirt freshman, he was a reserve linebacker for the Bearcats during their playoff season in 2012. As a student assistant coach, Russell was a member of a Northwest Missouri State coaching staff which directed the Bearcats to national titles in 2013 and 2015.

After graduating with a degree in English in 2015, Russell returned to his hometown of Council Bluffs, Iowa, to coach defensive backs and running backs at Iowa Western Community College during the spring season. Russell will pursue a master’s degree at South Dakota State.