The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

Unfortunately, the smoke surrounding now former Notre Dame football defensive coordinator al golden turned out to be true. According to a report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Golden will take the Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator position and has already informed head coach Marcus Freeman that he will be moving on.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and defensive coordinator Al Golden were linked to the NFL ahead of their appearance in the College Football Playoff national championship.

One Notre Dame football player that improved their draft stock during Monday's national championship game is quarterback Riley Leonard. Leonard didn't have a big season by any means, but he did play a good game against Ohio State as he was 22-31 for 255 yards and two touchdowns. Leonard was a big part of the comeback.

Notre Dame football officially is losing Al Golden to the Bengals. However, the Irish could have an immediate replacement.

Few people have been as vocally against Notre Dame as Cam Newton, but the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner changed his tune on the Fighting Irish on Monday morning.

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.

It's fitting that the first 12-team college football playoff will feature two of the country's most storied programs in Ohio State and Notre Dame. The Buckeyes are in search of their first national title since 2014 and their third this century.

The Fighting Irish star, like his teammates, is still licking his wounds from Monday's National Championship defeat in what could likely be his last game for Marcus Freeman's outfit

Did it hurt the sport's regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here's what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.

The college football season is over, as the Ohio State Buckeyes took home the College Football Playoff National Championship over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Las Vegas Raiders have been working hard to find a new head coach and general manager,