Is Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman mulling a quarterback change?

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans have not been happy with the offense, particularly the pass game, during the first two weeks of the season.

The offense struggled in both the 23-13 victory over Texas A&M and the 16-14 upset loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Quarterback Riley Leonard has run the ball well but looked tentative in the passing game, seemingly afraid to step up in the pocket. He’s struggled to connect with his wide receivers.

This prompted some fans to call for a change at the position.

Beat writer Tyler Horka asked Freeman what might force a change, perhaps elevating Steve Angeli, and Freeman said he wasn’t sure what the exact parameter would be, but there would be change if the passing game didn’t improve.

I asked Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman what it would take to make a quarterback change.

“I don’t know if there is an exact parameter. We have to have success. We have to move the ball. We got to score points. If we’re not able to do that, we got to make changes.”

— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) September 12, 2024

Our take is that Leonard is still the guy for now, but he’s been put on notice. That’s not something we thought we’d say about the highly touted transfer, especially at this point of the season.

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Publish date : 2024-09-12 21:22:19

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