{"id":141833,"date":"2025-01-03T22:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/notre-dame-qb-riley-leonard-girlfriend-mollys-relationship-timeline\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T22:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:54:26","slug":"notre-dame-qb-riley-leonard-girlfriend-mollys-relationship-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/notre-dame-qb-riley-leonard-girlfriend-mollys-relationship-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard, Girlfriend Molly’s Relationship Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard<\/strong> and his girlfriend, Molly Walding<\/strong>, have a love story almost a decade in the making.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonard, 22, and Walding have been in each other\u2019s lives since they both attended Fairhope Middle School in Fairhope, Alabama.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, the couple has experienced it all \u2014 from high school dances and birthday celebrations to long-distance love in college and Notre Dame\u2019s run<\/a> to the College Football Playoff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For a full timeline of Leonard and Walding\u2019s relationship, keep reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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September 2016<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Walding posted a photo via Instagram<\/a> of the pair together to celebrate Leonard\u2019s birthday while the two were in middle school in Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonard had his hand on Walding\u2019s shoulder as she beamed for the camera, still with a mouthful of braces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

October 2017<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The pair attended their first high school dance together as students at Fairthorpe High School in Fairthorpe, Alabama.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cwhat a nighttttt\u2605 ,\u201d Walding captioned a trio of photos via Instagram<\/a> from the big evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

June 2019<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Leonard and Walding celebrated their one-and-a-half year dating anniversary at the Bluegill Restaurant in Spanish Fort, Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201ca year & a 1\/2 of nothing but smiles!!!!\ud83e\udd70,\u201d Walding captioned a photo via Instagram<\/a> of the pair smiling on a dock outside the restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n

December 2019<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The couple\u2019s two-year anniversary was also cause for celebration. Walding posted a photo of the pair via Instagram<\/a> standing in front of a Christmas tree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeen dating my biggest crush for 2 years now \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96,\u201d she wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonard commented on the picture, writing, \u201cDang u look good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

December 2020<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Leonard and Walding\u2019s third anniversary came with a bit of trepidation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHappy 3!!!! Like if you think we can make it 4 more being 500 miles apart\ud83e\udd20,\u201d Walding wrote alongside a picture of the duo via Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The post came in anticipation of Leonard heading to play football at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and Walking on her way to Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

April 2022<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The duo, of course, found a way to make it work as evidenced by Walding\u2019s picture from Duke\u2019s spring game ahead of his second season at Duke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big fan of ya!!!!!!\u201d Walding wrote via Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

December 2023<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Days after Leonard announced he was transferring to Notre Dame, Walding said she was excited to celebrate the couple\u2019s sixth anniversary together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSee you tomorrow!!!!!!!! Eeeek,\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonard also shared an anniversary post on the same day. \u201cEven a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. Happy 6 years,\u201d he said via Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

November 2024<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Walding traveled to South Bend, Indiana to celebrate Notre Dame\u2019s Senior Day and a win over Virginia in the team\u2019s regular season home finale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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