| Email: | Michael.case@tvcc.edu |
| Position: | Coaching Assistant (Defensive Line) |
| Phone: | 903-670-2628 |
Michael Case joined TVCC in February of 2026 as defensive line coach.
Case joins the Cardinals from Rice University as the assistant defensive line coach, working with Ty Warren. During his lone season at Rice, Case assisted the Owls in reaching the Armed Forces Bowl.
Prior to his time at Rice, Case was at SFA where he worked with the secondary as a volunteer in 2023 and then as a GA in 2024 where he assisted Ty Warren with the defensive line. In 2024, SFA had one of the top defenses in the FCS, improving from 98th to sixth in scoring defense, 110th to 20th in rushing defense (118 yds per game), 40th to a tie for third in tackles for loss (92), 64th to fifth in third down conversion defense (29.2) and 37th to fourth in red zone defense (.676). The Lumberjacks went from 3-8 to 7-5, with their five losses coming by a combined 32 points, closing with a 32-19 win over #11 Abilene Christian.
He began his coaching career at the Pop Warner level in Riverside, California after graduation from Riverside Poly High School in 2016 and then began coaching at Riverside Poly in 2017.
He moved on to John W. North HS in Riverside, where he coached quarterbacks and the offensive line as well as coordinated special teams for two seasons (2021 & 2022).
He graduated from California Baptist in 2023 with a degree in Kinesiology and earned his Master of Education from SFA the following year.
