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Pitt Rival Adds Familiar Transfer QB

A future opponent has added a transfer quarterback the Pitt Panthers know well.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Rival Adds Familiar Transfer QB
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Duke quarterback Riley Leonard is leaving the ACC but the Pitt Panthers might not have seen the last of him during his impressive college career. 

Leonard has picked a new home after entering the transfer portal, making the jump from Duke to Notre Dame. 2024 could be his final season of college football, but he may stick around for another season after that and play against Pitt for the Irish in 2025. 

Leonard battled valiantly to lead his team through a brutal schedule in 2023 and helped them earn Duke's highest AP Poll ranking (No. 16) since 1994. He's threw for 1,102 yards, rushed for 352 yards and scored seven total touchdowns while completing 57.9% of his passes before an ankle injury took the remainder of his season. 

Leonard earned an All-ACC Honorable Mention for his efforts in 2022, a season during which he threw for 290 yards and scored four total touchdowns against Pitt in Pittsburgh in a narrow two-point loss for Duke. 

Notre Dame is scheduled to visit Acrisure Stadium during the 2025 season, with an exact date and kickoff time to be announced. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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