Riley Leonard Joins Rare Notre Dame QB Club

Riley Leonard's two first half rushing touchdowns put him a rare Notre Dame club

Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) runs the ball for a touchdown against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard ran for a pair of first half touchdowns against Georgia Tech on Saturday and joined a rare Notre Dame club in the process.

The touchdowns were his ninth and 10th of the season, making him just the third Notre Dame quarterback to rush for 10 touchdowns in a season in program history.

Riley Leonard’s second rushing touchdown today is his 10th of the season. He becomes the third Notre Dame quarterback to rush for double-digit touchdowns in a season (Wimbush, 14 in 2017, Kizer, 10 in 2015).

— Notre Dame Football PR Team (@NDFootballPR) October 19, 2024

With five games remaining this regular season, Leonard has an excellent chance to continue to pile on and catch Wimbush's number from 2017.

There goes Leonard 👀💪

His second rushing touchdown of the day#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/LryrwFjSzE

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 19, 2024

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