Notre Dame football relied on defense and the legs of Riley Leonard to keep their season alive on Jan. 2. The Fighting Irish are now positioned to clinch their first national championship game appearance since the 2012 season.

Courtesy of Molly Walding/Instagram Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard and his girlfriend, Molly Walding, have a love story almost a decade in the making. Leonard, 22, and Walding have been in each other's lives since they both attended Fairhope Middle School in Fairhope,

Penn State defensive tackles Dvon J-Thomas and Coziah Izzard celebrate the 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

With just under six minutes left to play in Thursday's Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame held a 23-10 lead against Georgia and faced a third-and-seven. The Fighting Irish

Leonard has led Notre Dame to the College Football Playoff this season as a senior. Could he soon be drafted to the NFL?

Riley Leonard and the No. 7-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish are headed to the semifinal of the College Football Playoff after dominating the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs .

Riley Leonard's improvement in the passing game will be a key part of seventh-seeded Notre Dame's game plan against second-seeded Georgia in the College Football Playoffs.

Ahead of Notre Dame's Sugar Bowl matchup against Georgia in the College Football Playoff, we give our Riley Leonard bold predictions.

Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard's girlfriend shares a tribute before the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard discusses his upcoming matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs' defense in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday, defeating Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Although he didn't light up the boxscore, senior quarterback Riley Leonard had a gutsy performance.