Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden is leaving the Fighting Irish to become the Cincinnati Bengals' next defensive coordinator, the team announced on Saturday

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.

A Penn State letterman and highly-coveted assistant coach is returning to the NFL. Al Golden, Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator, is leaving to take the same position with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

Two days after the Fighting Irish lost in the national championship game to Ohio State, they lost Al Golden, who will become Bengals defensive coordinator.

Fresh off its first top two finish in the polls since 1993, Notre Dame will be looking for a new defensive coordinator.

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden may have coached his last game with the Irish on Monday night. Golden is a top candidate to be the Bengals’ new defensive coordinator, according to NFL Network.

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.

Al Golden is set to join the Bengals as their next defensive coordinator, after leading Notre Dame to the CFP national title game.

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden is expected to reunite with the Cincinnati Bengals and coach Zac Taylor.

Ohio State’s run to its first national championship in a decade enabled the Buckeyes to dominate the Associated Press’ all-College Football Playoff team.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had one of their most successful seasons in recent memory, making the College Football Playoff as a one-loss team and ultimately