WKRG Sports team is in Atlanta to preview the College Football Playoff National Championship and highlight Fairhope-native, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard! Simone Eli and Gerhard Mathangani spoke with several Fairhope community members,

Now, he’s Senior Bowl-bound with the chance to be one of the most intriguing quarterback prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. With one last college football game to play, he has completed 66.4% of his passing attempts for 2,606 yards with 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Will Howard and Riley Leonard, seven months removed from being roommates, will put their friendship on hold in Monday's title game.

At the time, they were two quarterbacks preparing for the biggest season of their lives. Riley Leonard and Will Howard, the soon-to-be starting quarterbacks at Notre Dame and Ohio State, attended the famed Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State over the summer.