The quarterback, who transferred from Duke, went up against his former head coach with the Blue Devils, Mike Elko, and was 18-of-30 with 158 passing yards.
He didn’t throw a touchdown pass. Instead, running backs Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price rushed for scores.
Additionally, fans caught Leonard wearing a Bible verse around his wrist. The verse was from Matthew 23:12,
which states, “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves wil
Every single person in that city that I came into contact with helped me with my faith. I’m able to bring that here.
Obviously that’s the most important thing in my life,” he told The Irish Tribune at the time. “When I go to bed at
night, I’m not thinking, ‘How many touchdown passes did I throw? Did we win or lose?’ I’m thinking, ‘Did I better
my relationship with Jesus Christ? Did I treat my girlfriend with respect? Did I call my parents?”
quarterback Riley Leonard’s faith was clearly on his mind as he took snaps for the Fighting Irish against Texas A&M on Saturday night.
Leonard used eye black to make a cross on the left side of his face, where it stayed throughout the entire game as the No. 7 Fighting Irish topped the
