Notre Dame's head coach reacted to starting quarterback Riley Leonard being booed after a slow start against Miami (Ohio).

Marcus Freeman cautioned Notre Dame fans about Riley Leonard's starting position, urging them to leave him alone.

The curious case of Riley Leonard ’s season continued against the Redhawks. The senior transfer quarterback threw his first touchdown pass of the season, a 38-yard pass to Beaux Collins, with 1:05 on the clock in the first half. It came after the first of two Leonard touchdown runs accounted for Notre Dame’s first points of the game.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman met with the media ahead of its game against Louisville and answered a variety of questions. The Irish boss went over how his team played this past weekend against Miami (OH), a player who is redshirting and then making the move to transfer, all while previewing the contest against Louisville.

Notre Dame head coach clarified his Riley Leonard comments on NBC last week and detailed where his quarterbacks stand heading into this week's game against Purdue

It certainly didn't appear so as Miami University came into Notre Dame Stadium and pushed the Irish around for much of the first half. Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard struggl