Penn State’s high-flying offense will have a major test on Thursday night against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl thanks in part to a former Nittany Lion, Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator Al Golden. A ...

Golden, who played at Penn State and was Temple's head coach, still has connections on the Nittany Lions' staff.

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.

Here's a look back at Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden's ties to Penn State ahead of Thursday's Orange Bowl: ...

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

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 ...

Al Golden, Notre Dame football's defensive coordinator ... “It was just so disturbing,” Golden said Tuesday at Orange Bowl media day. “Not being able to leave the hotel and worried about ...

DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — 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. He'll be coaching again ...

How the Notre Dame defensive coordinator is trying his best put away his Penn State feelings for one important College ...

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The Cincinnati Bengals plan to hire a new defensive coordinator with Al Golden this week, yet the process has come under fire. While Zac Taylor and the Bengals’ familiarity with Golden and vice versa ...