Former Hurricanes coach Al Golden leads Notre Dame’s defense against Penn State in the Orange Bowl, which is doubling as the semifinals for the College Football Playoff.

This week's trip to South Florida isn't the first homecoming for Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. He's come back in the years since the end of his tenure as

Particularly not this week, with Golden back in South Florida for the Orange Bowl and ... “I don’t think Al has any Italian in him, so I’m not ready to give him that title,” said Paterno ...

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

DANIA BEACH — Al Golden will be familiar with his surroundings ... their families and others he was close with while he called South Florida his home. “Getting a couple texts from people ...

Nov 15 • 8:50 PM ET AP calls Maine District 2 for Jared Golden. Nov 15 • 7:40 PM ET ... Nov 5 • 11:06 PM ET AP calls South Dakota District 1 for Dusty Johnson. Nov 5 • 11:03 PM ET AP ...

Led by CJ Brown's 16 points, the South Florida Bulls defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 63-56. The Bulls are now 10-8 on the season, while the Golden Hurricane moved to

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden responds to NFL rumors ahead of the CFP National Championship showdown against Ohio State. Could he be leaving South Bend for a return to the Bengals?

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.

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

South Florida takes on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane after Jayden Reid scored 26 points in South Florida's 92-83 loss to the UAB Blazers.