“Whatever happens, happens,” Leonard said. “I’m just going to play my game and not play hesitant.” No flinching allowed. Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media ...

Briefly, a question Tuesday afternoon sent Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock into a small fit of laughter. The reporter who asked it referenced Denbrock’s rhetoric that he believed a high-functioning offense would come down the road,

Notre Dame football has been a Mr. Jekyll and Dr. Hyde situation over the last two weeks. The Irish struggles led to a home upset to Northern Illinois last week, but on Saturday they righted the ship and trounced Purdue on the road 66-7.

Veteran offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock discussed the subpar performance of the Notre Dame offense through the first two games

It was an ugly afternoon for Notre Dame in South Bend, as the Irish fell, 16-14, to Northern Illinois. And transfer quarterback Riley Leonard didn’t look sharp. On the day, Leonard went 20-of-32 for 163 yards and a pair of interceptions through the air,

Notre Dame bounced back in a big way against Purdue. How did that happen? And how can the Irish keep it going?

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard got an award for his three-touchdown performance at Purdue on Saturday. He is a Week 3 recipient of the Davey O'Brien Great 8/Davey Double after running for 100 yards and those three touchdowns,