Prayers are pouring in for Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard on Thursday evening. It's been a tough evening for Leonard and the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame is trailing Penn State, 10-0, late in the second quarter at the College Football Playoff at the Orange Bowl.

This story has been updated with more information. 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,

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard was knocked out of the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal late in the second quarter, the worst possible time for an injury to the Fighting Irish quarterback.

The Fighting Irish quarterback will play no further part in tonight's Orange Bowl contest at the Hard Rock Stadium as Marcus Freeman is forced into a drastic change

Notre Dame's Riley Leonard isn't really anyone's image of a quintessential dual-threat quarterback. The senior stands 6'4", 216 pounds and can absolutely sling the ball from the pocket. But he will run when he needs to and,

"My mom, before every football game, texts me, 'You suck,'" Leonard said in an ESPN video. "It started in high school, I was tired of everybody telling me how good I was all the t