Star watch: Notre Dame
If you hear Notre Dame Coach Marcus Freeman talk about Riley Leonard, you will know who the star of this team in. He isn’t the flashiest, or the QB with the best arm or stats, but he has a will to win that should remind ND fans of QBs past. Leonard passed for just 2,606 yards, completing 66.4% of his passes and throwing for 19 yards and 8 INTs. They aren’t numbers that will win him the Heisman, but they are numbers that have been good enough to lead his team to the National Championship. Against Georgia he passed for just 90 yards, but ran for another 80. Last game he had 223 yards and a TD in the air and on the ground, although he did toss two picks against Penn State. ND know that if this game is close late on their, QB is almost guaranteed to lead them to victory.
