Hearts are breaking in South Bend on Monday night as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish came up painfully short of the program's first national championship since 19

Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator Al Golden Reacts to Receiving Interest From Bengals Ahead of National Championship. Golden and the Fighting Irish play the Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday night.

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden has been connected to the ... This season, the Fighting Irish have allowed 165.3 passing yards, 133.5 rushing yards and 14.3 points per game.

Golden, 55, has done his part this season to get Notre Dame to this point.

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.

(AP) — Choose your Al Golden storyline for Thursday’s Orange Bowl ... Golden — the Notre Dame defensive coordinator — will help guide the Fighting Irish (13-1) into the College Football Playoff national semifinals on Thursday night, when they ...

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.

CINCINNATI — Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden has emerged as the favorite for the Bengals defensive coordinator job. Golden and the Fighting Irish are preparing to go up against the ...

Yes, it’s the same role that he currently holds with the Irish, but clearly at the highest level. When asked about potentially making the move, Golden was very coy about what his intentions were, saying “at the end of the day, this is not the time or the place,” as reported by On3’s Pete Nakos.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden did not confirm or deny his interest in the Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator position, which is currently open. During media availability for his side’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game appearance on Saturday,

Al Golden knows that Notre Dame needs to be at its best defensively on Monday to take down Ohio State's aerial threat.