Notre Dame players see Al Golden

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.
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,
Ex-UM coach Al Golden returns to South Florida, leading Notre Dame defense vs. Penn State
Former Hurricanes coach Al Golden leads Notre Dame’s defense against Penn State in the Orange Bowl, which is doubling as the semifinals for the College Football Playoff.
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.
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,
Al Golden Once Helped Penn State Beat Notre Dame. He Reverses Roles in the Orange Bowl
Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden was a Penn State captain and almost its head coach. Now he leads the Fighting Irish's stout defense vs. the Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl.
Notre Dame's Devyn Ford Faces Penn State, His Former Team, in the Orange Bowl
Devyn Ford spent four years at Penn State before transferring to Notre Dame in 2023. Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike ...
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 ...
3 names to watch as Bengals look to hire a new defensive coordinator
The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo Monday. Here are three names to watch for potential replacements.
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.
Popular defensive coordinator pick shoots down idea of joining Bengals
Golden is an obvious name on most shortlists for the Bengals after Lou Anarumo’s firing because he was instrumental in the ...
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"There’s not much memory lane right now": Notre Dame DC Al Golden played for Nittany Lions, now must beat them
At first glance, the hire of Al Golden as Notre Dame defensive coordinator in 2022 seemed a somewhat uninspired decision from ...
Notre Dame football assistant Deland McCullough says head coaching gig is 'still a goal'
Hired at Notre Dame football in early 2022, Deland McCullough has stayed longer than three years at just one of his coaching ...
'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 uncertain hours after the Jan. 1 tragedy.