Notre Dame football offensive line coach Joe Rudolph worked with Chris Ash at Wisconsin for two seasons, coaching tight ends.

Mickens is the man responsible for Cincinnati's recruitment and signing of eventual NFL First Round Draft Pick Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner, already a Pro Bowler, as well as Notre Dame's recruitment and signing of Ben Morrison, Christian Gray and Leonard Moore.

The news that Notre Dame football defensive coordinator Al Golden was taking the Cincinnati Bengals DC position left the Irish with a fairly sizable hole.

Notre Dame football has a few players on the radar ahead of National Signing Day who can help the program win its first title since 1988

Chris Ash could be returning to college football with a big job at a powerhouse program. The former Rutgers head coach “has emerged as a strong candidate” to be named the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame,

Former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash might have an interest in returning to college football and if true, it might take place at the national runner-up. According to Pete Sampson of The Athletic, Ash has emerged as a “strong candidate” to be the next defensive coordinator at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame football is looking at Chris Ash to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy after losing Al Golden to the Bengals.