Duke 2021 quarterback commit Riley Leonard discussed his chances of also playing basketball at Duke, as well as he relationship with Duke's other 2021 quarterback, Jordan Moore.
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00:00And, I mean, your recruitment just kind of exploded at the start of May there, where
00:07you were getting offers, it seemed like, from everyone.
00:10And I know that your coaches sent out some tape to some people to kind of spur that along,
00:15but what was that like, to go from just kind of sitting around at home to all of a sudden
00:20everybody seems to want you?
00:21Yeah, I think this outbreak helped me a little bit, get my film out there.
00:22I mean, all coaches can do right now is watch film and watch TV.
00:23You know, all this film, and then having a basketball tape, actually, most of the football
00:35coaches that texted me said they saw my basketball tape first, and they were impressed with that.
00:40So that, you know, that helped a lot.
00:43But yeah, from going from little to Power 5 schools, it's a blessing.
00:53I thank the Lord every day for it.
00:55I wouldn't be able to do it without him.
00:57And my parents and I, you know, we've been waiting for this moment a long time, so I'm
01:01glad it came through.
01:03And you had to, before you could choose a school, you had to choose between sports,
01:06because you also were getting recruited almost as heavily for basketball.
01:11Is there any chance of walking on to Coach K's team, have you heard anything about that?
01:15Somebody mentioned that to me, I told him that's the best compliment I've ever gotten
01:20in my life.
01:21Yeah, no, if Coach Cutt lets me, maybe my sophomore year, once I get to know football
01:28and get to know the offense, it's a long shot for sure, obviously, especially at Duke.
01:34But who knows, I still got it by then, and Coach K wants to, let me see, give me a shot.
01:43Who knows, I might end up trying it.
01:45And we've posted your highlight video, but just for fans that that's all they've seen,
01:50what can they expect from you?
01:51What type of player are you on the football field?
01:54Yeah, I don't know if I have to say much, I like to win.
02:00I will win.
02:03I'm a competitor, and I'll do whatever it takes to win.
02:06I don't really care about anything else.
02:09I want to win, and I want to do it the best way I can.
02:14That's all I got.
02:16All right, and Duke already had a quarterback commitment in this class, in Jordan Moore.
02:22What do you know about him, and has Coach Cuttcliffe talked about how, what he plans
02:26with the two of you?
02:28Yeah, me and Jordan were in a group chat together, you know, with all the recruits, and he's
02:33a good guy, he's a super athlete, and Coach Cutt said he's going to give him the quarterback
02:41spot, just like me, and I like that.
02:45He's a cool guy, we're close friends already, so I'm excited for him, and I'm excited
02:50to meet all the other guys in person.