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,

If its first two College Football Playoff games are any indication, Notre Dame will go as far as quarterback Riley Leonard can carry them.

Here's why Notre Dame football QB Riley Leonard decided to leave Duke and transfer to the Fighting Irish this offseason:

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard has a chance to continue building upon his success as he faces Penn State in the Orange Bowl this week.

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard, 22, majored in public policy at Duke with a minor in markets and management studies.

If an NFL team does select Leonard in April, he’d likely be viewed as a developmental prospect or depth option rather than as an immediate starter. Other draft ‘big boards ’ do have Leonard as a lower ranked draft prospect and rate him as a projected sixth round pick.

Notre Dame is riding a 12-game win streak, having defeated Indiana and Georgia in the first two rounds of the postseason. They're now set to face the Penn State Nittany Lions at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

One team will emerge from the CFP semifinal with a chance to end a 30-plus year national championship drought.

Walding is the longtime girlfriend of Notre Dame’s quarterback Riley Leonard. Born on October 2, 2002, she currently works part-time as a sales employee for Christina Lynn. She is known to be involved in organizations like Auburn Community Church and Chi Omega Fraternity.

Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on the value of 1-on-1 meetings with Riley Leonard this season.