Nevertheless, Leonard didn’t have to think very long about where he wanted to go. He’d grown up a fan of Notre Dame — his great-grandfather, James Curran, played for the Fighting Irish in the 1940s — and committed in mid-December.

When he's not leading Notre Dame's Fighting Irish on the football field, quarterback Riley Leonard enjoys spending time with his longtime girlfriend, Molly Walding. Together since

He’s been somebody who’s led by example,” the Irish QB said of his grandfather. “A lot of the lessons I’ve learned have come from him."