Steve Angeli didn’t receive a lot of playing time for Notre Dame last season because Riley Leonard was firmly entrenched as the starting quarterback. For the season, Angeli went 24-of-36 passing for 268 yards and three touchdowns against zero interceptions.
But the now Syracuse Orange signal-caller did have an integral part in Notre Dame’s run to the College Football Playoff national championship game.
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During the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal against Penn State, the now Indianapolis Colts rookie Leonard exited the game during the final drive of the second quarter with a possible head injury. Angeli came in to lead a 52-yard scoring drive that featured three third-down conversions and ended in a field goal that cut Notre Dame’s deficit to 10-3 entering halftime of an eventual 27-24 Fighting Irish win.
Angeli spoke to the local media at Syracuse on Monday about Leonard and that clutch FG drive.
“That was the most fun I had playing football last year,” Angeli told reporters … “Just having that opportunity was special.” It’s safe that say that while he didn’t get to see the field often in South Bend, he loved his time there.
Angeli, who completed 77 percent of his passes for 504 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception in 2023, has two years of eligibility remaining with the Orange.
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This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Syracuse’s Steve Angeli discusses Riley Leonard, clutch play in CFP
