Molly Walding, the girlfriend of Notre Dame football star Riley Leonard, had a 'pinch me' moment after the Fighting Irish advanced to the national championship.

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,

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard had quite the cheering section at the Orange Bowl on Thursday night — including his longtime girlfriend, Molly Walding. Walding was in the stands at Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium next to Leonard’s parents,