TicketsMike Brown joined the University of Cincinnati staff in 2019 as the wide receivers coach. He was promoted to passing game coordinator in addition to his wide receivers coaching duties in 2022.
Brown was a two-time All-America selection at Liberty as a wide receiver and quarterback and played three years in the NFL before starting a coaching career. He spent the 2018 season at Liberty, his alma mater, coaching the running backs.
He was selected to participate in a Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship with the Cincinnati Bengals in the summer of 2020.
Brown mentored the eventual No. 53 overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, Alec Pierce, who was taken by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round.
He has been instrumental in one of the nation’s top offensive attacks that has helped pace the Bearcats to their first-ever 13-0 record and a second straight American Athletic Conference Championship as well as a College Football Playoff appearance in 2021.
Brown led the development of All-AAC Second Team selections Alec Pierce (2021) and Michael Young Jr. (2020), among others.
Pierce emerged as one of the nation’s top receivers, catching 52 passes for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021. Pierce also accepted an invitation to the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl.
In 2021, Brown’s receivers helped an offense that broke the school records for touchdowns (70) and points scored (516). UC ranked second in the AAC and No. 11 nationally in scoring (36.9) and also led the conference and ranked No. 9 overall in yards per play (6.7).
In addition to Pierce, sophomore Tyler Scott (30 receptions, 520 yards, 5 TDs), junior Tre Tucker (34 receptions, 426 yards, 2 TDs) and senior Michael Young (28 receptions, 353yards, 2 TDs) proved to be among the conference’s top pass-catchers.
In 2020, the Cincinnati offense was also impressive, ranking 19th in total offense, 18th in team passing efficiency and 15th in scoring offense.
Young led the way with 29 receptions for 332 yards and three scores as UC finished 9-0 in the regular season and advanced to the Peach Bowl – the Bearcats’ first New Year’s Six Game since 2009. Tucker and Pierce added three touchdowns apiece.
In 2019, Cincinnati finished 11-3 and Pierce finished with 37 receptions for 652 yards and two touchdowns.
In 2018, Brown led the Flames’ running backs to their best on-field performance since the 2014 season. Liberty, in its first season as an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Independent, rushed for 1,937 yards, averaging four yards per carry, along with 30 touchdowns. Frankie Hickson racked up a career-high 1,032 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Prior to his return to Liberty, Brown spent the 2017 season at Delaware as the running backs coach. Working under Head Coach Danny Rocco, who Brown played for at Liberty, he helped the Blue Hens to a 7-4 overall record and a third-place showing in the Colonial Athletic Association with a 5-3 league mark.
He started his coaching career in 2016 as an offensive analyst and running backs assistant on Jim Harbaugh’s staff at Michigan. The Wolverines finished the year with a 10-3 overall record after losing to No. 2 Ohio State (30-27 in overtime) and to No. 10 Florida State in the Orange Bowl (33-32) to wrap up the season.
The 2016 Wolverines had a running back group which featured four rushers with 400-plus yards and accounted for a combined 25 TDs: De’Veon Smith (846 yds., 10 TDs), Chris Evans (614, four), Karan Higdon (425, six) and Ty Isaac (417, five). UM’s running backs finished second in the Big Ten with 212.9 rushing yards per game, while Smith was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week after he tallied a season-high 23 rushes for a career-high 158 yards in Michigan’s win against Indiana
Brown was a standout football player for Liberty. He helped the Flames win three Big South Conference titles (2008, 2009, and 2010), and his graduating senior class posted the second-best four-year win total in program history (33-12 overall, 20-3 in Big South play).
He led the Flames in receiving yards in 2009, earning CSN Fabulous FCS All-America honors, and finished the season with 698 yards on 60 receptions and two touchdowns.
Brown posted a pair of 100-yard games in 2009, including a breakout game onto the national scene against West Virginia on Sept. 5. Against the Mountaineers, he had 11 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown, three kickoff returns for 107 yards, and 271 total all-purpose yards.
In his final two seasons, Brown guided the Flames’ offense as the starting quarterback. He was named to the CSN Fabulous FCS All-America team in 2010 after finishing the year with a program-record 3,810 total offensive yards. He led the Flames in both rushing yards (854 on 160 carries) and passing yards (2,956 yards on 223-of-351 passing attempts) and was responsible for 32 total touchdowns (23 passing, nine rushing).
Brown was named the Big South Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and finished his career as a three-time All-Big South honoree (2009, 2010, 2011).
He finished his senior season completing 196-of-299 passing attempts for 2,664 yards and 18 touchdowns, while rushing for 437 yards and nine touchdowns, giving him 3,103 all-purpose yards during his final collegiate season.
Brown completed his career with a 150.35 passing efficiency rating and a 65.0 completion rate (469-of-722 with 21 interceptions), both of which are still school records. He also ranks third in program history with 7,947 career total offensive yards.
Following his career at Liberty, Brown signed a free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, playing for the franchise for three seasons (2012-14). He finished his NFL career with 39 receptions for 534 yards and two touchdowns, including a 32-catch, 446-yard, two-touchdown season in 2013.
The Charlottesville, Virginia, native earned a finance degree from Liberty with a minor in coaching.
Brown and his wife, Dymond, have two sons: Mike III and Drue.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: February 9, 1989
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Wife: Dymond
Son: Mike III
Education: Liberty (2011, B.S.)
Year In Coaching: Sixth
PLAYING CAREER
2008-11: Liberty (Quarterback & Wide Receiver)
2012-14: Jacksonville Jaguars (Wide Receiver)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Years: Team - Position
2016: Michigan – Offensive Analyst
2017: Delaware – Running Backs
2018: Liberty – Running Backs
2019: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers
2020: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers
2021: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers
2022: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator
BOWL GAMES COACHED IN
Year: School - Bowl
2016: Michigan – Orange
2019: Cincinnati – Birmingham
2020: Cincinnati – Peach
2021: Cincinnati – Cotton (CFP Semifinal)
Brown was a two-time All-America selection at Liberty as a wide receiver and quarterback and played three years in the NFL before starting a coaching career. He spent the 2018 season at Liberty, his alma mater, coaching the running backs.
He was selected to participate in a Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship with the Cincinnati Bengals in the summer of 2020.
Brown mentored the eventual No. 53 overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, Alec Pierce, who was taken by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round.
He has been instrumental in one of the nation’s top offensive attacks that has helped pace the Bearcats to their first-ever 13-0 record and a second straight American Athletic Conference Championship as well as a College Football Playoff appearance in 2021.
Brown led the development of All-AAC Second Team selections Alec Pierce (2021) and Michael Young Jr. (2020), among others.
Pierce emerged as one of the nation’s top receivers, catching 52 passes for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021. Pierce also accepted an invitation to the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl.
In 2021, Brown’s receivers helped an offense that broke the school records for touchdowns (70) and points scored (516). UC ranked second in the AAC and No. 11 nationally in scoring (36.9) and also led the conference and ranked No. 9 overall in yards per play (6.7).
In addition to Pierce, sophomore Tyler Scott (30 receptions, 520 yards, 5 TDs), junior Tre Tucker (34 receptions, 426 yards, 2 TDs) and senior Michael Young (28 receptions, 353yards, 2 TDs) proved to be among the conference’s top pass-catchers.
In 2020, the Cincinnati offense was also impressive, ranking 19th in total offense, 18th in team passing efficiency and 15th in scoring offense.
Young led the way with 29 receptions for 332 yards and three scores as UC finished 9-0 in the regular season and advanced to the Peach Bowl – the Bearcats’ first New Year’s Six Game since 2009. Tucker and Pierce added three touchdowns apiece.
In 2019, Cincinnati finished 11-3 and Pierce finished with 37 receptions for 652 yards and two touchdowns.
In 2018, Brown led the Flames’ running backs to their best on-field performance since the 2014 season. Liberty, in its first season as an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Independent, rushed for 1,937 yards, averaging four yards per carry, along with 30 touchdowns. Frankie Hickson racked up a career-high 1,032 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Prior to his return to Liberty, Brown spent the 2017 season at Delaware as the running backs coach. Working under Head Coach Danny Rocco, who Brown played for at Liberty, he helped the Blue Hens to a 7-4 overall record and a third-place showing in the Colonial Athletic Association with a 5-3 league mark.
He started his coaching career in 2016 as an offensive analyst and running backs assistant on Jim Harbaugh’s staff at Michigan. The Wolverines finished the year with a 10-3 overall record after losing to No. 2 Ohio State (30-27 in overtime) and to No. 10 Florida State in the Orange Bowl (33-32) to wrap up the season.
The 2016 Wolverines had a running back group which featured four rushers with 400-plus yards and accounted for a combined 25 TDs: De’Veon Smith (846 yds., 10 TDs), Chris Evans (614, four), Karan Higdon (425, six) and Ty Isaac (417, five). UM’s running backs finished second in the Big Ten with 212.9 rushing yards per game, while Smith was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week after he tallied a season-high 23 rushes for a career-high 158 yards in Michigan’s win against Indiana
Brown was a standout football player for Liberty. He helped the Flames win three Big South Conference titles (2008, 2009, and 2010), and his graduating senior class posted the second-best four-year win total in program history (33-12 overall, 20-3 in Big South play).
He led the Flames in receiving yards in 2009, earning CSN Fabulous FCS All-America honors, and finished the season with 698 yards on 60 receptions and two touchdowns.
Brown posted a pair of 100-yard games in 2009, including a breakout game onto the national scene against West Virginia on Sept. 5. Against the Mountaineers, he had 11 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown, three kickoff returns for 107 yards, and 271 total all-purpose yards.
In his final two seasons, Brown guided the Flames’ offense as the starting quarterback. He was named to the CSN Fabulous FCS All-America team in 2010 after finishing the year with a program-record 3,810 total offensive yards. He led the Flames in both rushing yards (854 on 160 carries) and passing yards (2,956 yards on 223-of-351 passing attempts) and was responsible for 32 total touchdowns (23 passing, nine rushing).
Brown was named the Big South Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and finished his career as a three-time All-Big South honoree (2009, 2010, 2011).
He finished his senior season completing 196-of-299 passing attempts for 2,664 yards and 18 touchdowns, while rushing for 437 yards and nine touchdowns, giving him 3,103 all-purpose yards during his final collegiate season.
Brown completed his career with a 150.35 passing efficiency rating and a 65.0 completion rate (469-of-722 with 21 interceptions), both of which are still school records. He also ranks third in program history with 7,947 career total offensive yards.
Following his career at Liberty, Brown signed a free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, playing for the franchise for three seasons (2012-14). He finished his NFL career with 39 receptions for 534 yards and two touchdowns, including a 32-catch, 446-yard, two-touchdown season in 2013.
The Charlottesville, Virginia, native earned a finance degree from Liberty with a minor in coaching.
Brown and his wife, Dymond, have two sons: Mike III and Drue.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: February 9, 1989
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Wife: Dymond
Son: Mike III
Education: Liberty (2011, B.S.)
Year In Coaching: Sixth
PLAYING CAREER
2008-11: Liberty (Quarterback & Wide Receiver)
2012-14: Jacksonville Jaguars (Wide Receiver)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Years: Team - Position
2016: Michigan – Offensive Analyst
2017: Delaware – Running Backs
2018: Liberty – Running Backs
2019: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers
2020: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers
2021: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers
2022: Cincinnati – Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator
BOWL GAMES COACHED IN
Year: School - Bowl
2016: Michigan – Orange
2019: Cincinnati – Birmingham
2020: Cincinnati – Peach
2021: Cincinnati – Cotton (CFP Semifinal)