Al Golden, Notre Dame and college football playoff

The long road for Al Golden: He’s back in Miami, trying to bring Notre Dame a CFP title shot
Choose your Al Golden storyline for Thursday’s Orange Bowl. He’ll be coaching against Penn State, his alma mater and the school where he was a captain.
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.
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 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 at Penn State: Looking back at Notre Dame coordinator's career with Nittany Lions
Here's a look back at Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden's ties to Penn State ahead of Thursday's Orange Bowl:
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.
Ties to both sides for Jersey Shore football product Al Golden in Notre Dame-Penn State clash
Colts Neck Al Golden, once a star tight end for Penn State, will coach against his alma mater with Notre Dame in the CFP Orange Bowl.
"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 first-time head coach Marcus Freeman.
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
Meet the former college football exec who worked with Penn State’s James Franklin and Miami’s Al Golden
Tom Deahn left football behind in 2012, but he’s torn on who to root for when Golden and Franklin meet for a chance at a BCS ...
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ORANGE BOWL: Al Golden set to face alma mater at Hard Rock Stadium
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 ...
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Choose your Al Golden storyline for Thursday’s Orange Bowl
Choose your Al Golden storyline for Thursday’s Orange Bowl. He’ll be coaching against Penn State, his alma mater and the ...
Al Golden's journey: From starring for Penn State football to trying, once more, to beat it
How the Notre Dame defensive coordinator is trying his best put away his Penn State feelings for one important College ...