Notre Dame was patient as Leonard worked through some early inconsistencies. In November, the transfer QB might finally hit his stride.

I did not imagine typing this after Week 2 of the college football season, however, it appears Notre Dame has a Heisman contender on its hands. Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard has cemented himself within the Top 10 Heisman candidates according to On3 and if he keeps up his recent stellar play it shouldn't surprise anyone if he continues to move up those rankings as Notre Dame stacks more top 25 victories.

While the numbers alone aren’t impressive, what stands out are his total stats, as Leonard is currently No. 10 in scoring, No. 8 if you exclude kickers. Many were calling for a change earlier in the season, or at least to see what backup Steve Angeli could do, but clearly the Notre Dame coaching staff knew what they were doing all along.

Riley Leonard and Notre Dame will play host to Navy in Week 9. Here's out bold predictions for the Fighting Irish QB against the Midshipmen.

While this will be the first time Norvell and Marcus Freeman face each other at Notre Dame and Florida State, they do have a history of facing off at previous stops. Norvell said that he has a lot of respect for Freeman as a coach, noting that his work ethic has gotten him to where he is today and that the team he's built is a reflection of that.

Having Leonard in lockstep, however, didn’t always appear in the cards for Notre Dame. From the time he transferred to South Bend from Duke last December, lingering injuries painted Leonard as a giant question mark.

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