The Notre Dame Fighting Irish extended their fine form of the ongoing season in the recently concluded Orange Bowl, registering a win by a narrow margin against the Penn State Nittany Lions. However,

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard took a nasty hit during Thursday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Orange Bowl in Miami against Penn State, and it took him out of the game. Leonard received treatment in the medical tent after taking the hit for a possible head injury, per ESPN.

Riley Leonard has Notre Dame on the cusp of its first national championship in 36 years. A former star at Fairhope High School near Mobile, Leonard quarterbacked the Fighting Irish to a 27-24 victory over Penn State in the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game on Thursday night.