Notre Dame vs Texas A&M starting QB today: College football Week 1 depth chart

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Texas A&M Aggies will kick off their 2024 seasons on Saturday. With the Week 1 game set to take place at 7.30 p.m. ET, all fans want to talk about is who is starting for each team.

Who is Notre Dame's starting QB today?

Senior QB Riley Leonard will start for Notre Dame in Week 1. Leonard played for Duke last season and completed 57.6% (95-of-165) of the passes. Those passes totaled 1,102 yards.

While he missed half of last season because of injury, Leonard threw for nearly 2,794 yards in 2022. His passer rating was 143.2 before dropping to 116.0 in fewer games in 2023. He will be looking to start the season well now that he is healthy and playing for a new team.

If there is an injury, backup Steve Angeli will step in. Freshmen CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey are also on the roster.

Who is Texas A&M's starting QB today?

Texas A&M has a new starting quarterback this year, Conner Weigman. He has started nine games in the past two years, and now he gets his first opportunity as QB1 for the Aggies.

Despite his limited playing time in his first two years with the Aggies, Weigman had an impact. He threw for 16 touchdowns and only two interceptions. He completed 155 passes at a 61.8% rate, totaling 1,875 yards. He showed a lot of talent in the past two years, and now Texas A&M hopes he can take another step forward.

If there is an injury, backup Jaylen Henderson can step in.

Notre Dame vs Texas A&M: Head-to-head history

The Fighting Irish and Aggies have competed five times before today, but not since 2001.

The Aggies won the first matchup 35-10 in 1987. The Fighting Irish bounced back, winning the next three games 28-3, 24-21 and 24-10. However, the Aggies won the last matchup 24-3. Today's game is expected to be a close contest, but Texas A&M is a small favorite.