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Notre Dame vs Texas A&M: Quarterback Showdown Analysis
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8/31/2024
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It's another top 20 tilt Texas A&M welcomes in Notre Dame. Two familiar
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names at the quarterback spot for the Aggies it's Connor Wigman played in four
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games last year only three that he was fully healthy. For Riley Leonard it's his
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debut with the Fighting Irish against his former head coach at Duke who as
00:22
coach Bowden said Leecey should know some of those tendencies for Riley
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Leonard both have experience both pretty banked up a season ago. Kev we go
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to you first you like Notre Dame plus the points I think you have to trust in
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the veteran experience that Riley Leonard possesses even though it's his
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first game for the Irish. It's because Riley Leonard I think has a safety valve
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that Wigman doesn't have and that's the ability to run I'm not saying Wigman is
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immobile but last year you look at Riley Leonard against Clemson right 17 to 33
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buck 75 no touchdowns no picks that oh it carries 98 yards and a touchdown yeah
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his touchdown run in that game was one of the most I mean eye-popping plays of
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the opening weekend fully and he has done that consistently against those top
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opponents last year I know you'll saw it dropped off he was injured people keep
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talking about the foot injury Riley the foots not still injured yeah maybe now
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if a re-injury appears obviously that would be devastating to Notre Dame
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football this season but I think they can trust Leonard on the ground Joe in
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a way and that A&M just doesn't have absolutely so I think if we're looking
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at the passing total yeah right I would favor Connor Wegman because he's more of
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a prototypical drop back passer but I'm with Kevin I think that Notre Dame wins
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this game because of Riley Leonard in regards to the RPO game where obviously
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he can put pressure on that perimeter in terms of Texas A&M and take that game
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over we know that Marcus Freeman wants to run the football consistently they
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averaged well over 180 yards per game now you have the running quarterback
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something Sam Hartman didn't do so give me Leonard over the rushing and I'll
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take a shot with Connor Wegman trailing to go over the yardage Notre Dame has
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been a top 20 passing defense in both years under Marcus Freeman it is not an
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easy secondary to face for Connor Wegman tonight at A&M
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