‘21 AL QB Riley Leonard (Duke Transfer - Notre Dame Verbal)

[Irish#1]

Well crap

 

[NDFAN2008]

I said this before and will say it again whoever QB 2 is better be ready in predicting we will have our back up start 2-3 games this year Leonard puts his body into harm way to much

 

[Fbolt]

If he's truly out for Spring, a great opportunity for Angelli-Michney-Carr in a battle royale. Will only boost their abilities IMO.

 

[NDpendent]

Most stress fractures that require surgery take a 8 week recovery time. We do not need to freak out

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Was it those damn stairs at the Gug again? We need escalators for Gug 2.0!

 

[CANONIZEFATHERSORIN]

Kid is washed. Let steve cook

 

[Katzenboyer]

I think there's a very real possibility here that Angeli never gives the job back.

 

[Fbolt]

Also a real possibility he loses it to one of the others

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

This might be a blessing in disguise. Get the other quarterbacks motivated and competing for time. I expect Steve to play very well forcing Riley to earn the starting job when he gets back.

It creates a REAL quarterback competition in the fall without breaking any promises or stepping on any toes.

 

[Irish du Nord]

Super Steve locked and loaded

 

[Lberry]

This isn't a blessing. We have a new OC, new QB, all new WRs and WR coach. This is a big deal so I'm not going to down play it, and we play in arguably the toughest place in America in week 1. Steve isn't it IMO, but I hope I'm wrong.

 

[NDpendent]

This isn't a blessing. We have a new OC, new QB, all new WRs and WR coach. This is a big deal so I'm not going to down play it, and we play in arguably the toughest place in America in week 1. Steve isn't it IMO, but I hope I'm wrong.

This isn't a big deal, it's a stress fracture surgery. He will be able to do full workouts in 8 weeks. Everyone is overreacting.

 

[Lberry]

This isn't a big deal, it's a stress fracture surgery. He will be able to do full workouts in 8 weeks. Everyone is overreacting

It's not the recovery of the injury, it's missing a spring given the dynamics I mentioned IMO.

 

[BobbyMac]

IMO, it's a net positive for the future but not gonna lie... felt this year could be special if Leonard and the WR room hit on all cylinders.

Was hoping for a Kizer-'15 kinda year from Leonard but this is the kind of setback that puts order to your QB room for years to come.

 

[jprue24]

Horka is a damn fortune teller!

 

[Hautian Domer]

Out most of spring with stress fracture that required surgery.

I’m not sure how some of you equate this as not a big deal. You have very limited time to practice with your team. Running 7 vs 7 in the summer isn’t practicing football. He’ll have only a few weeks in fall camp to practice and play football with a new team and new coach.

 

[Fbolt]

We're F@cked

 

[T-Boone]

I’m not sure how some of you equate this as not a big deal. You have very limited time to practice with your team. Running 7 vs 7 in the summer isn’t practicing football. He’ll have only a few weeks in fall camp to practice and play football with a new team and new coach.

ND needs to break that rule and have the QB and receiving room practicing an hour or 2 every day for the next 6 months. F the rules.

 

[IrishMoore1]

This is a huge set back. It usually takes 1 year for a transfer QB to get acclimated to a new team, and this guy won't even have spring practice. Just a fall camp to get ready for the season.

 

[stpeteirish]

ND needs to break that rule and have the QB and receiving room practicing an hour or 2 every day for the next 6 months. F the rules.

Interviewing for any AD jobs? Cutting edge strategy there

 

[PutuporShutup]

So ND is paying for him to come here and have surgeries and rehab

Don’t you do a physical before taking transfers?

 

[irishandy]

If Angeli transferred after the bowl game ND would be screwed. I haven't hopped on the Leonard train yet. It's an unfortunate situation for Leonard, but ND upgraded at OC and WR and whoever starts will get an opportunity to succeed.

 

[Irish du Nord]

IMO, it's a net positive for the future but not gonna lie... felt this year could be special if Leonard and the WR room hit on all cylinders.

Was hoping for a Kizer-'15 kinda year from Leonard but this is the kind of setback that puts order to your QB room for years to come.

Until CJ wins the job and the other two transfer

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Most stress fractures that require surgery take a 8 week recovery time. We do not need to freak out

I think you are correct in regards to the injury itself. What hurts is the offense is growing around Angeli and not getting the opportunity to build rapport & familiarity w/ the new guy.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

So is this a re-aggravation of his original injury or an altogether new injury?

 

[IrishBoognish]

So is this a re-aggravation of his original injury or an altogether new injury?

It's the same one according to MF

They needed to tweak the plate. He said everything went great according to the docs

 

[KMac151993]

Nothing changes my outlook - this was Angeli's job to lose and Leonard was just here as insurance.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Free article from Rivals. Eric Hansen does nice job of explaining the injury & subsequent surgery.

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[IrishFanForever23]

Free article from Rivals. Eric Hansen does nice job of explaining the injury & subsequent surgery.

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Did I miss something? He just gave Freeman’s quotes from the presser, but maybe I missed it.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

This isn't a big deal, it's a stress fracture surgery. He will be able to do full workouts in 8 weeks. Everyone is overreacting.

It's potentially a major issue because

1) ND's inexperienced Oline in 2024, specifically at tackle

2) Riley's elusiveness