It didn’t take many by surprise to see former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden leave for the Cincinnati Bengals last week. Coach Golden spent a couple of seasons as the linebackers coach with the organization before coming to South Bend,

Golden's defense was one of the nation's best and ranked fifth nationally in scoring at a minuscule 15.5 points allowed per game. The veteran unit was the product of Golden's three years in the coordinator role and closed the 2024 season just shy of a national title.

Notre Dame football is looking at Chris Ash to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy after losing Al Golden to the Bengals.

Al Golden said he wanted to leave a place better than when he found it, and he believes he did that at Notre Dame.

Al Golden's tenure at Notre Dame was marked by success and significant contributions to the team's defense. As the defensive coordinator, Golden led the Fighting Irish to one of the nation's top defenses,

Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden is on the heels of an NFL job after the Fighting Irish lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday.

As the offseason for college football and ... start flying around and Notre Dame is not immune to that, unfortunately in this case. Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden has been a revelation ...

Notre Dame has lost a key part of its national championship run with defensive coordinator Al Golden leaving to take the same role for the Cincinnati Bengals. The move was expected to happen, but ...

Sources: Chris Ash has accepted the job as the Notre Dame’s new defensive coordinator. Ash brings a blend of coordinating experience, NFL experience and high-end results as a collegiate coordinator. A deal is expected to be finalized in the near future. pic.twitter.com/1qOjdpb6jf

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A report by Pete Thamel of ESPN says Notre Dame has hired Chris Ash as its new defensive coordinator to replace Al Golden. Golden did a fantastic job as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator the past three years, but he recently announced that he had accepted the defensive coordinator position with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Notre Dame is set to add a key part to its coaching staff as the Irish are going to hire Chris Ash as the program's next defensive coordinator. Ash is being hired to replace Al Golden, who left after the team's national championship game run to run the defense for the Cincinnati Bengals.