While it may seemed like Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterback [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] had re-injured his shoulder, that was not the case in the win.
The broadcast didn’t mention much of the injury, as he sat out just one play before re-entering the game. It seemed like it was nothing at the time, and Leonard confirmed exactly that after the game.
The Athletic’s Pete Sampson grabbed the quote from the “injured” one, and it wasn’t exactly that. Leonard told the press that he just got the wind knocked out of him, and needed a play to regroup. He said that “it was really no problem after a couple minutes. It really didn’t play an impact on me.”
While he might not think it impacted his game, it seemed like it did. The Irish offense was cruising and shortly after taking that hard shot, it seemed like the whole offense followed its quarterback. Clearly this is good news for Leonard in avoiding something serious, as he does have an extensive injury history.
Riley Leonard said he got the wind knocked out him when he went out of the game for snap. “It was really no problem after a couple minutes. It really didn’t play an impact on me.”
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) September 28, 2024
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