Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday, defeating Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Although he didn't light up the boxscore, senior quarterback Riley Leonard had a gutsy performance.

Courtesy of Molly Walding/Instagram Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard and his girlfriend, Molly Walding, have a love story almost a decade in the making. Leonard, 22, and Walding have been in each other’s lives since they both attended Fairhope Middle School in Fairhope,

Penn State defensive tackles Dvon J-Thomas and Coziah Izzard celebrate the 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

With just under six minutes left to play in Thursday's Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame held a 23-10 lead against Georgia and faced a third-and-seven. The Fighting Irish

College Football Network's Cam Mellor's Dec. 21 NFL mock draft predicts the Baltimore Ravens will select Leonard with the final pick in the sixth round (No. 215 overall). Lamar Jackson continues to be the face of the franchise, and the star's five-year, $260 million contract is slated to run through the 2027 season.

Notre Dame and Penn State playing in a college football game with national title implications? What decade is it? Neither classic power won a game in the four-team era of the College Football Playoff,

Riley Leonard and the No. 7-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish are headed to the semifinal of the College Football Playoff after dominating the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs .

As the Fighting Irish battle for a shot at their first national championship in nearly 40 years, they'll do it in front of a pro-Nittany Lions crowd. Driving the news: Notre Dame heads to Miami this week as the slight favorite in their Orange Bowl showdown against Penn State.

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren will be challenged by Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl.