Did Notre Dame already find their starting quarterback for 2023 before the off-season even officially began? It would certainly appear that way based off what happened on Wednesday.
At roughly 3:00 p.m. ET, Duke quarterback Riley Leonard announced that he was entering the transfer portal.
By roughly 3:01 p.m. ET, it was seemingly universally assumed that he had already picked his landing spot.
And that spot seems to be Notre Dame.
While nothing is official yet, nor can it be for a number of days, the biggest key that a decision has already been made is that Leonard has marked himself as a “no contact” while in the portal. That would indicate that he’s not interested in hearing any pitches and that he’s already made a choice.
With all of that in mind, here is how social media reacted to the news of the star quarterback entering the transfer portal on Wednesday.
Adam Rittenberg
Josh Pate
Matt Freeman
Of note…..Former Duke QB Riley Leonard has a do not contact tag listed on his profile in the Transfer Portal and he is not listed as a graduate transfer.
— Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) November 29, 2023
Mason Plummer
Riley Leonard and ND against Mike Elko and A&M in Week 1 is gonna bring some storylines.
I’m already excited
— Mason (@MasonPlummer_) November 30, 2023
Crystal Balls All Over Irish
ND Recruiting
Before the season, I picked Duke as the toughest game out of these four.
My reason why?
Riley Leonard.
I’ve been very high on him for a long time, considering he was excellent in 2022.
The ankle injury changed everything in 2023, which is why he’ll still be in college. pic.twitter.com/X8WEI9HsZN
— Notre Dame Recruiting (@NDrecruiting01) November 29, 2023
That Didn’t Take Long
Weird How That Works…
Pretty crazy that Riley Leonard hopped in the portal, fully explored his options and made a decision all in the span of…
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Author : Fighting Irish Wire
Publish date : 2023-11-30 04:15:58
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