The Irish are slight favorites and relying on their defense to help punch their ticket to the National Championship and Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator Al Golden has a special stake in this game against the Nittany Lions.

For the first time in the history of college football, a team with two regular season losses that finished the year without a conference title and ranked outsid

Despite falling 34-23 to No. 8 seed Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship game in Atlanta Monday night, No. 7 seed Notre Dame (14-2) enjoyed a season to remember.

ATLANTA -- Al Golden orchestrated a Notre Dame defense that ranked top 10 nationally across myriad categories and spurred the Fighting Irish's run to Monday night's College Football Playoff Championship.

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.

Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 9, has No. 6 Penn State vs. the winner of Thursday's game between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame.

Notre Dame's Al Golden is expected to interview with Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor in the next 48 hours for the defensive coordinator job.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) square off Monday night for the national championship! Over the course of the 2024 season a case could be made that these were the two best teams in the country and they certainly proved that throughout the season. Now they go toe-to-toe for a title.

Freeman now faces his alma mater with an opportunity to avenge last season’s heartbreaking loss and bring Notre Dame its first national championship since 1988. While the Irish come in as significant underdogs,

Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 9, has No. 6 Penn State vs. the winner of Thursday's game between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame.

The Cincinnati Bengals did more than watch Ohio State knock off Notre Dame 34-23 for the 2025 National Championship. Cincy was looking at its top target at defensive coordinator Al Golden. The Fighting Irish DC has emerged “as the top candidate” for the Bengals’ opening,

The College Football Playoff semifinals are packed with former head coaches who now serve as coordinators, including Notre Dame’s Al Golden and Penn State’s Tom Allen. The Orange Bowl between ...