Before he was known nationally as a star college quarterback, Riley Leonard was dunking on people left and right in high school.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard returned in the second half after leaving the game due to an injury before halftime in the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday night and led the Fighting Irish to a 27-24 victory.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard briefly went out of the game, then returned to find the end zone in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Penn State on Thursday night at the Orange Bowl.

Riley Leonard has Notre Dame on the cusp of its first national championship in 36 years. A former star at Fairhope High School near Mobile, Leonard quarterbacked the Fighting Irish to a 27-24 victory over Penn State in the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game on Thursday night.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard was ushered off the field by officials after a possible concussion in the Orange Bowl against Penn State, but returned.

Riley Leonard concedes he gave a lot of different answers when people asked him why he entered the transfer portal after last season and chose Notre Dame.

Notre Dame has surprised some people on its way to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, where it will take on Ohio State. Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish have knocked off Indiana,

As Notre Dame keeps winning, Riley Leonard’s draft stock keeps rising. I’m not saying that because he’s quickly becoming a first-round talent; he won't be threatening Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders any time soon.

Most of South Bend is probably focused on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team right now after Riley Leonard and his teammates punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Thursday night,