How Duke football embraces the doubters with unlikely mantra - ESPN

30.09.2023 - 16:03 espn.com

DURHAM, N.C. — Somewhere, deep, deep down, Riley Leonard has to know he is a pretty decent quarterback. His 13-4 record as a college starter says as much.

ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. says as much, listing Leonard at No. 19 on his latest Big Board for 2024. But here's the thing.

Leonard doesn't want to hear all the praise. Back in high school in Fairhope, Alabama, he sat down with his parents and told them he wanted help to keep his edge and stay motivated. «I need somebody to tell me I suck sometimes,» he told them.

Heather Leonard looked at her son. «Hey,» she said. «I got you.» Thus a tradition began, one that continues now that Leonard and No.

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