Riley Leonard Return Too Soon From Right High Ankle Sprain Sustained Against Then 11th Ranked Notre Dame As 16th Ranked Duke Lost 38-20 To 4th Ranked Florida State Saturday In Tallahassee?

On Saturday September 30, 2023 Duke lost their starting quarterback Riley Leonard to a lower body injury against then 11th ranked Notre Dame.

On final play of the game following fumbling being sacked Riley Leonard entered the medical tent and came out on crutches putting no weight on leg to to former Wake Forest starting quarterback current Notre Dame starting quarterback Sam Hartmann waiting for him outside medical tent because he wanted to check on his counterpart to make sure he was ok.

Following Duke’s 21-14 loss to Notre Dame Saturday as Sam Hartman completed two point conversion Duke Head Coach Mike Elko had this to say about Riley Leonard leg injury about #17 Duke’s 21-14 loss to Notre Dame about Riley Leonard’s injury!

it was too soon to assess the severity of Leonard’s injury.

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article on News & Observer .com

On Sunday October 1, 2023 Duke fans , media spectators learned Riley Leonard’s diagnosis as he was diagnosed with a right high ankle sprain!

On October 21, 2023 Riley Leonard returned as 16th ranked Duke lost to 4th ranked Florida State 38-20 in Tallahassee!

In 16th ranked Duke’s 38-20 loss to Florida State in Tallahassee Riley Leonard was injured in the 4th quarter where Florida State scored three touchdowns as Jordan Travis ran for 2 yard touchdown, Ryan Fitzgerald made the extra point putting Florida State ahead 24-20 before Lawrence Toafili caught 21 yard pass from Jordan Travis Ryan Fitzgerald made the extra point extending Florida State’s lead 31-20 before Florida State extended their lead yet again this time to 38-20 which be the margin of victory for Florida State. Before Florida State came out victorious over Duke took a 7-0 10-0 leads in the 1st quarter as Jaquez Moore ran for 42 yard touchdown, Todd Pelino made extra point as Todd Pelino kicked 45 yard field goal before Florida State finally got on the scoreboard at 10-7 as Craziah Holmes caught 7 yard pass from Jordan Travis , Ryan Fitzgerald made the extra point. In the 2nd quarter Chandler Rivers had 13 yard interception return for touchdown, Todd Pelino made extra point extending Duke’s lead over Florida State 17-7. Though, that lead wouldn’t last as Florida State would score a touchdown a field goal as Deuce Spann would return the kickoff from Porter Wilson 99 yards Ryan Fitzgerald would make extra point get within 17-14 before tying game up at 17-17 on Ryan Fitzgerald 32 yard field goal.

According to espn app

With Riley Leonard injuring his leg yet again the same leg he sustained a high ankle sprain against Notre Dame on Saturday September 30, 2023 this question comes to mind.

Riley Leonard return too soon from right high ankle sprain sustained against Notre Dame as 16th ranked Duke lost 38-20 to 4th ranked Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee?

Following 16th ranked Duke’s 38-20 loss to 4th ranked Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee Duke Head Coach Mike Elko had this to say about Duke’s loss to Florida State about Riley Leonard!

We obviously came into this game with high expectations of how we play and how we would perform,”

“I think for three quarters, we showed that. And then just in the fourth quarter, we didn’t have the responses that we needed.”

He wanted to come back in,” Duke coach Mike Elko said. “He was begging me on the sidelines to come back in. I just I didn’t feel comfortable with where he was health wise to bring him back.”

Duke is now going to prepare to play Louisville on Saturday in the Bluegrass State. Though is Duke going to be with or without their starting quarterback?

Kickoff for Duke, Louisville is set for 3:30pm from Cardinal Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!

Though, who is commentating the game is to be determined!