Riley Leonard showed his faith as he Led the Irish to Victory in Kyle Field at Texas A&M, 23-13 in week one. Fans were uneasy as Leonard’s passing statistics did not live up to expectations. The new Irish offense engineered by Mike Denbrock was not humming. The defense had to carry the Irish.
When the Irish lost to Northern Illinois in week two the bandwagon became empty. Fans were ready to fire Denbrock, put Freeman on the hot seat and bench Leonard. The next week the Irish really confused people by putting up 60+ points at Purdue but it is just Purdue they cannot be any good. Every time Riley gets inside the 10 yard line its almost an automatic touchdown. What is going on here?
Miami of Ohio scores first.. Oh, no not again. Just kidding! The Irish went on a scoring run and by the fourth quarter were easily in victory formation, 28-3!
Louisville comes to us, and we give them the ball after fumbling the opening kickoff. Assuredly our winning run would end here. Not so fast! Riley hits a deep pass to Greathouse on the way to victory. The Irish learn about the Hustle of Leonard Moore who tracks down the Louisville QB, like he was in slow motion and Leonard Moore was in fast forward and forces an important fumble. The Irish win the turnover fest by a touchdown,
During this time, we are convinced Riley is awful. Stats are unimpressive while the wins pile up. Teams still cannot stop Riley Leonard in the redzone but scoring points is an overrated statistic, right? We need the Heisman with our wins after all. Stanford comes across the country only to be sent back 49-7.
The Irish must be in trouble now. Georgia Tech beat Florida State in Ireland. Wait their QB is injured that must mean the Irish will score a ton. 31-13. Cam Ward would have put 60 on them. Wait, Georgia Tech might of scored 45 on Miami too.
Navy, they pass now. How will the Irish ever prepare? Navy had six turnovers. Riley kept scoring touchdowns. 51-14.
The Irish enter November. Leonard has not seen a bench yet. But he is seeing a bunch of end zones 19(11 rushing eight passing) total touchdowns with three interceptions in all. Many lost faith in Riley in September but he has not lost faith in GOD, the team. the fans or himself. We would do well to follow Riley Leonard’s example of perseverance in the face of adversity
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