MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard started the second half of Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal against Penn State after clearing concussion protocol at ...

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard was ushered off the field by officials after a possible concussion in the Orange Bowl against Penn State, but returned.

The College Football Playoff National Championship game is ... quarterback Riley Leonard would return. After he cleared concussion protocol, Leonard came out strong in the second half, leading ...

Riley Leonard’s heroics in the CFP semifinal took place at Hard Rock Stadium, the home field of Miami Dolphins quarterback ...

However, Leonard was able to return at the start of the third quarter after he was evaluated for a concussion. According to a sideline report from ESPN, Leonard was "asymptomatic" and cleared to ...

No matter what happens with Notre Dame’s magical College Football Playoff run ... game late in the first half and was checked for a concussion – or the dynamic ability of forgotten wideout ...

The Irish (14-1), seeded seventh in this, the first 12-team college playoff ... the best of what’s been a sleepy few weeks of playoff football. It featured three ties, three lead changes ...

Leonard returned from concussion protocol after taking ... a 10-3 halftime deficit to secure its spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship. "I knew I was going to get back out ...

Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 in a classic College Football Playoff semifinal ... had to leave the game in order to be assessed for a concussion, it seemed like the Irish were headed into ...

The Fighting Irish, seeded sixth in the College Football Playoff, trailed 10-0 ... Leonard left the game to be checked for a concussion on the final drive of the first half, but backup quarterback ...

Leonard returned for the second half after he missed the end of the second quarter while being evaluated for a concussion. The back of Leonard’s head hit the turf on a hit with 1:36 to go in the ...