All right, Vince.

Are you ready for rapid fire?

Man, rapid fire after dark.

Let's go, baby.

So a lot of people, questions about the defensive coordinator popping in,

and that's kind of why I just kind of wanted to keep pushing forward and get to this.

We will start with that.

Al Golden is leaving Notre Dame to go back to the Cincinnati Bengals as defensive coordinator.

You surprised it all by this move?

A little bit.

I mean, obviously not after the last week of talk.

Because, again, just like with the players,

anybody could leave at any time.

And I'm just trying to get used to it.

I am a little bit surprised.

He just signed an extension, you know, all of that kind of stuff.

A year ago.

He signed an extension, you know, all of that kind of stuff. A year ago. He signed an extension a year ago. But it was a four-year extension. So you figure you had him wrapped up for a little bit.

So I'm a little bit surprised. Obviously, his eyes are on the NFL. Like he wants to go back to the

NFL. And that's his prerogative. That's fine. So I'm a little bit surprised. But at the same time, it's not realistic to think that you're

going to be able to keep this entire staff together after a run to the national championship.

That's not realistic.

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