New name as a possible replacement for Al Golden as a defensive coordinator from Notre Dame

South Bend, Ind. (Wndu) – A new report by Pete Sampson from “The Athletic” indicates that the Irish possibly a replacement for the defensive coordinator Al Golden.

After the past three years, the Notre Dame defense Golden has accepted the job as a defense coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Sampson reports that the former head coach of Rutgers and the defensive coordinator of Rutgers and the defensive coordinator from Ohio, Chris Ash, could be at the top of Marcus Freeman’s wish list for the DC position.

The report will receive mixed reviews of people who have followed Ash’s career.

The 51-year-old Ash was the co-defensive coordinator in the state of Ohio under Urban Meyer when Buckeyes won the national championship in 2014.

He put his success in the state of Ohio in the head coach at Rutgers, but his record was 8-32 and he was finally released.

He spent last season as a scout for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Our reporting partners at South Bend Tribune report that Ash could be set as a co-defensive coordinator in order to serve with a highly respected defensive-back trainer Mike Mickens, who also served as a coordinator for the defensive game by Notre Dame.

Marcus Freeman and Chris Ash have not trained together in the past, but they share the same agents and their connections of the state of Ohio.

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