Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) throws oranges to his teammates after winning the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State, Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. Leonard grew up in Fairhope. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) AP

To find out the relationship history between Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard and his girlfriend, Molly Walding, you have to go all the way back to the mid-2010s to start. That's when they were in middle school together back in Alabama,

On December 12, 2023, Riley Leonard decided to transfer to Notre Dame after spending his first three seasons of college football with the Duke Blue Devils. One year later, Leonard is now one win away from winning the College Football Playoff national championship.