One of the only two transfer QB1s, who played in the final, had two TDs on 21-of-30 passing to go along with a rushing TD.

Notre Dame went back to the ACC for Duke transfer Riley Leonard, who after a slow start — for the senior and the Irish — has become the face of this year’s march to the national semifinals.

Riley Leonard needed a new team. Notre Dame needed a new quarterback. It was the perfect match — and a mutually beneficial partnership as Leonard led the Fighting Irish to the National ...

Leonard was a threat on the ground, but Notre Dame held him to just six carries and just a few designed runs. “What I challenged them to be, I wanted it to be unrecognizable,” Freeman said.

In addition to Notre Dame freshman quarterback CJ Carr and 2025 nonbinding pledge Deuce Knight, who drove over from Lucedale, Miss., Leonard got to hang with a half-dozen members of his new Irish ...

In seven games this season, including a 21-14 home loss to Notre Dame on Sept. 30, Leonard passed for 1,102 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) celebrates a touch down with teammates in the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Hard Rock ...

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard throws the ball during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE ...

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) throws before the first half in the first round of the College Football Playoff against Indiana, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo ...

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard aims a pass during first half of the Orange Bowl against Penn State on Jan. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) ...

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard knotted the Orange Bowl at 10 points apiece with a third quarter touchdown against Penn State on Thursday night, his score coming after he left the first half early ...

Notre Dame piled up 160 points against Virginia, No. 18 Army, Southern California and No. 9 Indiana. Leonard’s quarterback rating his last four games is 106.2, as opposed to a 70.7 quarterback ...