Manny Michel is an American football coach. He has served as a defensive coordinator and defensive line coach during his career.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1960 Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1983 | Tennessee Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Cumberland County HS (TN) (assistant) |
| 1986–1994 | John Curtis Christian (LA) (assistant) |
| 1995–1998 | Nicholls State (DC/DL) |
| 1999–2008 | Louisiana–Monroe (DL/co-DC) |
| 2009–2015 | McNeese State (DL) |
| 2016–2017 | Louisiana-Monroe (DL) |
| 2020 | LSU (ADL/DA) |
Playing career
editMichel played college football at Tennessee Tech University and is an alumnus of the university.[1][2]
Coaching career
editHigh school career
editMichel began his coaching career in 1985 as an assistant football coach at Cumberland County High School in Crossville, Tennessee.[3] He was an assistant coach at his alma mater, John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, Louisiana from 1986 to 1994.[4]
College career
editMichel began his college coaching career at Nicholls State University as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach from 1995 to 1998.[4][5] From 1999 to 2008, Michel became defensive line coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe and became co-defensive coordinator along with Phil Elmassian in 2008.[4] At ULM, Michel worked under head coaches Bobby Keasler, Mike Collins and Charlie Weatherbie.[2][6] Starting with the 2009 season, Michel moved to McNeese State University as the defensive line coach and stayed at McNeese State through 2015.[7][8][9] Michel returned to the University of Louisiana–Monroe as defensive line coach in 2016 and stayed in that role until retiring after the 2017 season.[4][6] In 2020, Michel came out of retirement and took a position as assistant defensive line coach and defensive analyst at LSU.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Manny Michel". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Manny Michel". footballscoop.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "2012 McNeese State Football Media Guide Coaching Staff". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Longtime ULM assistant Michel hangs up whistle". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "All Time Coaches" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 39. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "ULM D-Line Coach Michel Says Farewell". ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "McNeese will hold its next scrimmage Saturday morning". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "McNeese State Michel Pleased with DL Competition". The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "'15 McNeese Football Cowboy Coaching Staff" (PDF). LSU Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "LSU adds defensive analyst with deep ties to the state of Louisiana". nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.