3 days ago · What Hiring Chris Ash Means, Key Assistant Mike Mickens Stays Notre Dame names Chris Ash as defensive coordinator while a key assistant decides to remain in South Bend. What this means for the Irish.

Jan 29, 2025 · “Chris Ash and Mike Mickens are an excellent duo,” longtime recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said, “along with Marcus, who’s a coordinator himself. I think you can’t go wrong with that combination. “Ash is a good in-house recruiter, like Golden was. I think they’re similar in style. Both good guys.

5 days ago · Chris Ash arrives, Mike Mickens stays to lead Notre Dame defense. College football has evolved immensely since Ash put out the DVD, but his aggressive nature has remained a constant. He replaced Al Golden, who left ND after three seasons last month to become defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jan 29, 2025 · Chris Ash has been appointed as Notre Dame’s new defensive coordinator, succeeding Al Golden. His appointment is significant as it retains Mike Mickens, the current defensive backs coach, ensuring continuity and maintaining a strong recruiting presence.

Jan 27, 2025 · Per sources, Ash shares the same agent, Clint Dowdle, as Freeman. Several sources with knowledge of negotiations also indicated that Freeman has continued to discuss a potential co-defensive coordinator role with Mike Mickens, the star defensive backs coach for the Irish and the program's longest-tenured staff member -- pre-dating even Freeman ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Chris Ash, a former Rutgers head coach who spent the past four years in the NFL, will be Notre Dame's new defensive coordinator. ... Defensive backs coach Mike Mickens is expected to remain on staff.

Jan 27, 2025 · Mickens is also reportedly exploring other options as well, which includes heading to the NFL or coaching at other high-profile college programs. Chris Ash's Coaching Experience Since First ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Blue & Gold can also confirm reports that incumbent defensive backs coach Mike Mickens — the presumptive favorite when the defensive coordinator job opened — is expected to stay on Notre Dame’s coaching staff. His exact role, however, has yet to be confirmed.

Notre Dame is completing a deal to make Chris Ash its next defensive coordinator, sources told FootballScoop on Tuesday. FootballScoop originally reported on the Irish's interest in Ash on...

Jan 27, 2025 · It’s possible the Irish would hire Ash in a co-coordinator role with highly regarded defensive backs coach Mike Mickens, who recently completed his fifth season at Notre Dame.