{"id":6325,"date":"2023-09-05T22:12:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/dukes-riley-leonard-receives-unusual-motivational-text-from-mom-before-each-game\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T22:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:42:56","slug":"dukes-riley-leonard-receives-unusual-motivational-text-from-mom-before-each-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/dukes-riley-leonard-receives-unusual-motivational-text-from-mom-before-each-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke’s Riley Leonard receives unusual motivational text from mom before each game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Duke quarterback Riley Leonard was thrust into the national spotlight on Monday as he led the Blue Devils to an upset victory over No. 9 Clemson, 28-7.<\/p>\n

Leonard had a big rushing touchdown in the third quarter to give the Blue Devils the lead. Duke did not look back from there. Playing a top school like Clemson is motivation enough for a player like Leonard, but he definitely gets some extra help from his mother before games.<\/p>\n

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Duke Blue Devils quarterback Riley Leonard, #13, looks to pass during the second quarter against the Clemson Tigers at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 2023.<\/span> (\u00a0Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The junior quarterback, who had 20 touchdown passes in 2022, receives a text from his mother before every game for added motivation. The text message reads, “You suck.”<\/p>\n

The unusual pregame ritual was highlighted on the ESPN broadcast. Leonard even wears a bracelet that reads, “You suck.” The broadcast explained that Leonard uses his mother\u2019s text to “keep his ego in check.”<\/p>\n

Leonard committed to Duke in 2020. He appeared in seven games in his freshman season before taking the reins last year. The Blue Devils were 9-4 last season and had not had at least nine wins in a season since 2014. They also won their first bowl game since 2018.<\/p>\n

TURNOVER-FILLED CLEMSON LOSS TO DUKE \u2018ALMOST INDESCRIBABLE,\u2019 DABO SWINNEY SAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Duke Blue Devils quarterback Riley Leonard, #13, passes during the second quarter against the Clemson Tigers at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 2023.<\/span> (Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Alabama native received offers from Ole Miss, Syracuse, Tulane, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Nebraska, Vanderbilt and New Orleans before he went to Duke, according to 247 Sports.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Leonard was 17-of-33 for 175 yards. He also rushed for 98 yards, buoyed by the 44-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

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Nate Wiggins, #2 of the Clemson Tigers, attempts to tackle Riley Leonard, #13 of the Duke Blue Devils, as he runs the ball during a football game at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, on Sept. 4, 2023.<\/span> (David Jensen\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I’m kind of at a loss for words right now,” he said immediately after the game.<\/p>\n

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