Notre Dame vs Texas A&M: Quarterback Showdown Analysis

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00:00It's another top 20 tilt Texas A&M welcomes in Notre Dame. Two familiar

00:09names at the quarterback spot for the Aggies it's Connor Wigman played in four

00:13games last year only three that he was fully healthy. For Riley Leonard it's his

00:17debut with the Fighting Irish against his former head coach at Duke who as

00:22coach Bowden said Leecey should know some of those tendencies for Riley

00:27Leonard both have experience both pretty banked up a season ago. Kev we go

00:32to you first you like Notre Dame plus the points I think you have to trust in

00:35the veteran experience that Riley Leonard possesses even though it's his

00:39first game for the Irish. It's because Riley Leonard I think has a safety valve

00:43that Wigman doesn't have and that's the ability to run I'm not saying Wigman is

00:47immobile but last year you look at Riley Leonard against Clemson right 17 to 33

00:51buck 75 no touchdowns no picks that oh it carries 98 yards and a touchdown yeah

00:57his touchdown run in that game was one of the most I mean eye-popping plays of

01:01the opening weekend fully and he has done that consistently against those top

01:05opponents last year I know you'll saw it dropped off he was injured people keep

01:10talking about the foot injury Riley the foots not still injured yeah maybe now

01:14if a re-injury appears obviously that would be devastating to Notre Dame

01:17football this season but I think they can trust Leonard on the ground Joe in

01:22a way and that A&M just doesn't have absolutely so I think if we're looking

01:26at the passing total yeah right I would favor Connor Wegman because he's more of

01:31a prototypical drop back passer but I'm with Kevin I think that Notre Dame wins

01:36this game because of Riley Leonard in regards to the RPO game where obviously

01:41he can put pressure on that perimeter in terms of Texas A&M and take that game

01:45over we know that Marcus Freeman wants to run the football consistently they

01:50averaged well over 180 yards per game now you have the running quarterback

01:54something Sam Hartman didn't do so give me Leonard over the rushing and I'll

01:58take a shot with Connor Wegman trailing to go over the yardage Notre Dame has

02:03been a top 20 passing defense in both years under Marcus Freeman it is not an

02:07easy secondary to face for Connor Wegman tonight at A&M

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