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It's next man up time for Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish inserted a backup quarterback while trailing in the Orange Bowl Thursday.
Notre Dame starting quarterback Riley Leonard left the College Football Playoff semifinal late in the first half and was being evaluated by the Fighting Irish’s medical staff.
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Leonard went into the medical tent on Notre Dame's sideline with about two minutes left in the half after a play in which he was hit by Penn State’s Zane Durant and Dvon J-Thomas.
It was not immediately clear what Leonard’s injury status was. He was replaced by Steve Angeli, and Notre Dame kicked a field goal on the final play of the half to cut Penn State’s lead to 10-3.
Leonard completed six of 11 passes for 63 yards and an interception before getting hurt.
Angeli, a Westfield, New Jersey, native, played high school football at Bergen Catholic High School. He made his first collegiate start in the 2023 Sun Bowl, throwing for 232 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-8 win over Oregon State.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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After Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign as Canada's prime minister, president-elect Trump had a plan for his successor.
After Trudeau's decision, Trump has continued a push to make the neighbor to the north the United States’ 51st state.
Trudeau said there was not a "snowball's chance in hell" that would ever happen, but if it does, Trump says he recruited Wayne Gretzky to be its "governor."
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"I was with Wayne Gretzky. I said, 'Wayne, would you like to be the governor of Canada?’ I can't imagine anybody doing better than Wayne," Trump said at Mar-a-Lago Thursday.
"Wayne was not too interested. But he probably would have liked statehood," Trump said. "He's a friend of mine. He's a great guy. He's the great one. We call him the great one, right? He's a great hockey player."
Gretzky attended a victory party for Trump's 2024 election win after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Gretzky's son-in-law, Dustin Johnson, plays on the LIV Golf tour, which has played tournaments at Trump's golf courses.
Trump said Canada should be a state during a news conference Tuesday in Palm Beach. On Monday, the president-elect said in a social media post "many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State."
"Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!" Trump exclaimed in his social media post.
Trudeau announced he intends to resign as party leader and prime minister after pressure from within his own Liberal Party increasingly grew amid heightened criticisms over his handling of the economy and threats levied by Trump. He said he will resign once the party selects a new leader.
Trudeau, who led the nation nearly a decade, has been grappling for months with significant drops in his approval ratings over mounting frustration relating to issues like the soaring cost of living and rising inflation.
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser, Caitlin McFall and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
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The NFL announced Thursday that a playoff game between the Vikings and Rams, originally scheduled for Southern California, will be played in Arizona.
The NFL announced the contingency plan Wednesday, and Monday night’s wild-card contest will be played at the home of the Arizona Cardinals.
This marks the third game in Los Angeles to be affected this week. A Kings game and a Lakers game were postponed due to the flames.
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The game was moved "in the interest of public safety," the NFL said in a statement. "The decision was made in consultation with public officials, the participating clubs, and the NFLPA."
The game's time is still the same, kicking off at 8 p.m. ET.
The Rams had a scheduled off day Wednesday, though the Los Angeles Chargers, who share SoFi Stadium and head to Houston for a wild-card game Saturday, limited players’ time outside during practice due to poor air quality.
State Farm Stadium has played a similar role in the past. In 2003, the Dolphins and Chargers played in Glendale due to wildfires in San Diego. During the COVID season in 2020, the 49ers played three "home" games there.
Several active wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, have devastated communities in the Los Angeles area, including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires have burned nearly 30,000 acres during a Santa Ana wind event, with at least 130,000 people in the area under evacuation orders. At least five people have been killed in the fires, and more than 1,000 buildings have been destroyed.
This week's wildfires brought new attention to the issue of insurers no longer taking on new policies or declining to renew previous policies in California communities at high risk of wildfires. And prominent entertainment figures called out the moves.
The Los Angeles Times noted the city has not had at least one-tenth of an inch of rain since May 5.
Fox News' Eric Revell and Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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