FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden is doing his best ... Upon arriving here in South Florida on Tuesday, Golden was asked over and again about his Penn State ...

This week's trip to South Florida isn't ... a great journey for us," Golden said on Tuesday afternoon after the Fighting Irish arrived at the team's hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

FORT LAUDERDALE | Al Golden, Notre Dame's defensive coordinator ... on Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

How the Notre Dame defensive coordinator is trying his best put away his Penn State feelings for one important College Football Playoff night.

This week's trip to South Florida isn't the first homecoming for Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. He's come back ...