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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 must be smart with QB Riley Leonard Notre Dame loves the way that Riley Leonard can run with the football. Standing at 6-4 and over 220 pounds, he can both absorb and deliver hits.

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) ...

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.

Riley Leonard's 50-yard touchdown run pushes him over 100 yards rushing today, becoming the first @NDFootball to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games since Carlyle Holiday in 2001 (vs. Pitt, WVU).