Notre Dame made the hiring of defensive coordinator Chris Ash official on Saturday, issuing a press release about the pending move (requires standard Notre Dame hiring protocol). In that release, ...

This past Saturday, the Notre Dame defense looked like it has the past two seasons, allowing just 13-points to the Arkansas Razorbacks, in what was the best performance of the year. On Monday, Irish ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s defensive woes were on full display during a 41-40 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies this past Saturday. Giving up that many points, including on TAMU’s final drive in the ...

Notre Dame football has seen its defense take a big step back after Al Golden left for the NFL and Marcus Freeman named Chris Ash as his replacement. On the year, the Irish are No. 117 in scoring ...

Chris Ash brought philosophical differences that have led to noticeable changes to Notre Dame's defense after Al Golden went to the NFL. Marcus Freeman, once a standout defensive coordinator, said he ...

Notre Dame is set to add a key part to its coaching staff as the Irish are going to hire Chris Ash as the program’s next defensive coordinator. Ash is being hired to replace Al Golden, who left after ...

The defense has been the story of No. 24 Notre Dame through the first three games of the season. First-year defensive coordinator Chris Ash has struggled to pick up where Al Golden left the unit when ...

It wasn't easy and there was nearly a two-hour lightning delay, but Notre Dame football was able to turn heads with its 56-30 win over Purdue on Saturday. However, what stands out quite a bit is that ...