Michael Anthony Haywood (born February 26, 1964) is a former American college football player and coach. He previously served as the head football coach at Miami University of Ohio from 2009 to 2010 and Texas Southern University (TSU) from 2016 to 2018. He also served as an assistant coach at various other universities for 21 seasons. Haywood was initially hired as the head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh in December 2010, but was fired from that position shortly thereafter following domestic violence charges that he pleaded guilty to and received a plea deal agreed to by victim. Haywood played college football at the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver and defensive back from 1984 to 1986.