Al Washington (born April 22, 1984) is an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
coach and former player who is the defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach for Notre Dame. He most recently served as the
Linebackers
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, pla ...
coach for
Ohio State
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...
. He was formerly the
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
linebackers coach in 2018.
Early career
Washington attended
Bishop Watterson High School
Bishop Watterson High School is a parochial, college preparatory high school located in Columbus, Ohio.
History
Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under the auspices of the Diocese of Columbus, is a co-educational college preparator ...
in
Columbus, Ohio. Washington was the 2001 co-Defensive Player of the Year in Division II and led the Eagles to the state championship game.
Washington was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner as a
defensive tackle for
Boston College, from 2002 to 2005.
Coaching career
Ohio State
Washington was hired by Ohio State on January 7, 2019, to be the new linebackers coach.
Notre Dame
On January 16, 2022, he was hired by Notre Dame to be the new defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach. He replaces
Mike Elston, who left for the defensive line job at his alma mater, Michigan.
Personal life
Al Washington and his wife Melissa have one son named Michael and a daughter, Audrey.
References
External links
Ohio State Buckeyes bio
1984 births
Living people
American football defensive tackles
Boston College Eagles football coaches
Boston College Eagles football players
Elon Phoenix football coaches
Michigan Wolverines football coaches
NC State Wolfpack football coaches
Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
RPI Engineers football coaches
Slippery Rock football coaches
Players of American football from Columbus, Ohio
African-American coaches of American football
African-American players of American football
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