“That might sound funny to some people,” Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden said. “But it's true." Here's why: Notre Dame was coming off a stunner of a Week 2 loss, 16-14 to Northern Illinois. All week long, the Irish heard the whisper

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.

The Irish have been so well coached that NFL teams have taken notice. In recent weeks, reports have indicated that Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and defensive coordinator Al Golden are receiving interest from the professional ranks.

In this CFP final showdown of the top two scoring defenses at the FBS level, the raw numbers still don’t do justice to their dominance.

"It could have gone sideways fast," said Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. Four months later, the Fighting Irish are somehow one victory away from capturing their first national championship in 36 years.

The Mountain West Conference is expanding once again. Northern Illinois is paying $2 million to join the league as a football-only member, per Huskie Wire and several other news outlets.

“That might sound funny to some people,” Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden ... the loss to Northern Illinois been handled differently, this might not have happened. Golden said ...

I spoke to Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman about destiny. Now his Irish are playing for the national champinship. And there's more to the story.

At the end of the grind, was it Ohio State all along? Everything – and we mean everything – you really need to know about Monday night’s College Football Playoff Championship Game between Ohio State (-8.

Share Tweet From a manager at a Safeway grocery store near Sabino Canyon seven years ago to serving as a defensive analyst at Notre Dame heading into a national title game, Bryce Dempsey’s journey may seem hard to fathom,

It all comes down to this. Ohio State and Notre Dame meet on Monday night in Atlanta with a college football national championship on the line.

Israel’s government has approved a deal with Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza, which is to begin on Sunday morning.