In this CFP, the Irish are winning over some people. Or maybe they're just benefitting from the distaste many feel for their opponents.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) throws oranges to his teammates after winning the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State, Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. Leonard grew up in Fairhope. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) AP

On December 12, 2023, Riley Leonard decided to transfer to Notre Dame after spending his first three seasons of college football with the Duke Blue Devils. One year later, Leonard is now one win away from winning the College Football Playoff national championship.

Notre Dame's Riley Leonard isn't really anyone's image of a quintessential dual-threat quarterback. The senior stands 6'4", 216 pounds and can absolutely sling the ball from the pocket. But he will run when he needs to and,

Fighting Irish quarterback Rilery Leonard has revealed his unique pre-game motivation courtesy of his mom, who will send him the same text before the Orange Bowl

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard, 22, majored in public policy at Duke with a minor in markets and management studies.

To find out the relationship history between Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard and his girlfriend, Molly Walding, you have to go all the way back to the mid-2010s to start. That's when they were in middle school together back in Alabama,

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard has been on a hot streak in the postseason with the Fighting Irish and he has a chance to continue growing his narrative as the team prepares to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Orange Bowl in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs.