Gold started eight games at inside linebacker in 1998, and then, as a senior, started all 12 games at the position for the 1999 Michigan team that compiled a 10-2 record and was ranked #5 in the final AP and ESPN/Coaches Polls. Gold led the 1999 team with 95 tackles, including 71 solo tackles, and was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team linebacker on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He won the 1999 Roger Zatkoff Award as the team's top linebacker.