Notre Dame College Football Playoff round one highlight: Riley Leonard sets record

Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard has set a record against Indiana Hoosiers during the first round of the College Football Playoff.

Leonard set the record for rushing touchdowns in a season by a Notre Dame quarterback with 15. He passed Brandon Wimbush, who set the previous mark in 2017.

Leonard’s 1-yard run capped a 9-play, 78-yard drive that took 5:44 off the clock.

Although the run was nice, it was a deep throw from Leonard to Jordan Faison for 44 yards that put the Irish up in the red zone.

The drive came after a confusing decision by Indiana to punt, and the touchdown made it 27-3 in favor of the Irish.

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