It didn’t take long for Notre Dame to fill its vacant defensive coordinator position. The Fighting Irish have come to terms on a deal to be finalized “in the near future” with former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash.

According to numerous reports on Wednesday afternoon, Chris Ash has accepted the position of defensive coordinator for Notre Dame football. Ash replaces Al Golden, the Irish defensive coordinator of the last three seasons who moved on to the Cincinnati Bengals in the same role less than a week prior.

Notre Dame is set to hire Chris Ash as its defensive coordinator, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports. The former Rutgers coach replaces Al Golden, who departed his post to take the s