Before WKU: McMickle joined WKU's quarterbacks room after spending his first two seasons of college football at Houston. He did not see any action in 2024 after an injury during fall camp, and he also did not see any game action during his true freshman season in 2023, but he was named Houston's Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week versus Sam Houston on Sept. 23.
HS/Misc.: McMickle prepped at Fellowship Christian School in Georgia, where he was rated a three-star prospect, the nation's No. 59 overall quarterback and the No. 117 overall player in Georgia, according to 247Sports. He played in 37 career games during his prep career, completing 227-of-382 passes for 3,576 yards and 35 touchdowns. In 10 games as a senior in 2022, he completed 97 passes for 1,511 yards and 12 scores. The year prior, he passed for over 2,000 yards and 22 touchdowns while leading his team to a 12-2 record. He was voted 2021 First-Team Offense 6-A Private by the league's coaches.
