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.

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 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.

Head coach Mike Norvell met with the media on Tuesday to talk about the upcoming matchup and the excitement that his team has leading up to the 7:30 p.m. kickoff. "Everything 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.

Notre Dame game of my lifetime when No. 2 Notre Dame defeated the top ranked Seminoles this game is decidedly not that. Mike Norvell’s team has