Riley Leonard accounted for 297 yards total offense and three touchdowns as No. 17 Notre Dame shook off a sluggish offensive start to beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 on Saturday.

The Irish were very sloppy on offense, as their first three drives were all five plays or less, as they saw the Redhawks take a 3-0 lead. Notre Dame would answer as they found the end zone on their four series as quarterback Riley Leonard ran it in from 8-yards out.

Notre Dame pulled away to beat the RedHawks 28-3, but there were plenty of issues to clean up — including with Leonard's passing.

It wasn’t the cleanest game for Notre Dame, as they had multiple mistakes that most likely would have been costly if they were playing an opponent closer the its skill level. At the end of the day, the Irish still got a win, improved to 3-1 on the year with a looming top-25 matchup against the Louisville Cardinals next weekend.

At Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1) face the Miami (OH) RedHawks (0-2).In their most recent outing, the Fighting Irish won 66-7 over the Purdue Boilermakers. The

Riley Leonard recorded his first passing touchdown for Notre Dame, hitting fellow transfer Beaux Collins with a 38-yard beauty to make it 14-3 at the break.

Riley Leonard accounted for 297 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as No. 17 Notre Dame beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 on Saturday.

After getting upset a week before, Notre Dame made a statement against Purdue in Week 3. The Fighting Irish pounded Purdue 66-7 -- their highest point total and biggest victory margin of the 88-game series. Next, the Irish take on Miami (Ohio), which is 0-2, at home, on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Notre Dame beat the Miami of Ohio Redhawks 28-3 in South Bend on Saturday, avoiding the nightmare of two weeks ago when the