Duke quarterback Riley Leonard was one of the highest-profile players to enter the NCAA transfer portal. That’s led to strong speculation indicating that Notre Dame would be his ultimate destination. On Tuesday, Riley made it official, marking the second straight year that the Irish have corralled a veteran ACC signal-caller.
Leonard’s departure wasn’t a big surprise in the wake of Blue Devils’ head coach Mike Elko leaving for Texas A&M. The task of adapting to a new coaching staff isn’t foreign to him. During his high school days, it was then-Blue Devils’ head coach David Cutcliffe who successfully recruited him.