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Notre Dame football defensive coordinator Al Golden on his discipline, consistency
Notre Dame football defensive coordinator Al Golden, speaking before the Orange Bowl against Penn State, on being 'disciplined to a fault.'
Notre Dame players see Al Golden as the ‘godfather’ of its defense ahead of matchup against his alma mater
Before Notre Dame’s football team departed for Thursday’s matchup with Penn State in the Orange Bowl, players found highlights from the schools’ matchup on Nov. 17, 1990. Notre Dame, the No. 1 team in the country at the time,
Notre Dame football safety Xavier Watts on defensive coordinator Al Golden's sense of humor
Notre Dame football safety Xavier Watts says defensive coordinator Al Golden 'creates his own energy' with daily humor, passion for helping players
To Notre Dame football defense, veteran coordinator Al Golden is the 'Godfather'
Call it the Worlds Colliding Bowl for Al Golden, the Notre Dame football defensive coordinator who coached at both Miami and Penn State ahead of Thursday's Orange Bowl in the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame coordinator Al Golden focuses on present, not on his ties to Penn State
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden hasn’t made this week about him and his connection with Penn State. The 55-year-old Golden played tight end for the Nittany Lions and made a memorable touchdown catch in 1990 in an upset win over the Fighting Irish, ranked No. 1 at the time.
Al Golden isn’t letting Miami define him. He’s just what Notre Dame’s Playoff run needed
After a stint in the NFL, Golden has quietly revived his reputation through one of the best coaching jobs of the year as Notre Dame's DC.
Al Golden Once Helped Penn State Beat Notre Dame. He Reverses Roles in the Orange Bowl
Golden, Notre Dame's defensive coordinator, was a Penn State captain and nearly its head coach. Now he'll lead Notre Dame's stout defense vs. the Nittany Lions.
Notable moments from past Notre Dame-Penn State matchups
Though the two teams haven't met since 2007, Penn State and Notre Dame share a history that includes a number of notable clashes.
Could Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden be heading back to the NFL?
During Al Golden’s coaching career, he has bounced back-and-forth from the NFL and the college ranks with his latest stop obviously being with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This is his second stint in South Bend,
Al Golden’s back in Miami, trying to bring Notre Dame a CFP title shot
Golden returns to Hard Rock Stadium, where banner planes once flew over calling for his ouster as Hurricanes coach.
Tony Sacca once starred at Penn State, but now he’s a Notre Dame fan thanks to his son, Anthony
Tony Sacca led the Nittany Lions to victories in 1990 and 1991 over Notre Dame, but will cheer on the Irish during Thursday's ...
'Just awful.' Notre Dame football DC Al Golden shares parental dread overnight in New Orleans
Notre Dame football's Al Golden shared the parent's dread he and so many others in New Orleans last week felt in the ...
Notre Dame Fighting Irish coaching staff comes with heavy Cincinnati Bearcats flavor
On the first day of 2021, then-coach Luke Fickell took his University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team to Atlanta to face ...