LIBERTY FLAMES NEWS

No. 25 Flames facing uphill climb in visit to Virginia Tech

Oddsmakers don’t give No. 25 Liberty much chance in their first game as a member of the Top 25, and coach Hugh Freeze knows Virginia Tech has a distinct advantage

NOVEMBER 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Liberty at Virginia Tech odds, picks and prediction Previewing Saturday’s Liberty vs. Virginia Tech sports betting odds and lines, with college football betting picks, tips and predictions.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Latest ACC showdown: No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Notre Dame

The latest ACC showdown between No. 1 Clemson and No. 4 Notre Dame tops the conference weekend schedule with implications far beyond Saturday

NOVEMBER 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Redemption for Freeze part of wild ride for No. 25 Liberty

Hugh Freeze is fine with his own redemption being part of the story as Liberty's football team makes school history

NOVEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson, Alabama close to rare tie

Four times in the 84-year history of The Associated Press college football poll, there has been a tie for No. 1, and not since August 2002

NOVEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP Top 25: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in Clemson remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, but not by much.

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

AP Top 25: No. 2 Alabama Closes in on Clemson, Liberty In Clemson remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, but not by much.

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 • SI.COM

AP Top 25: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in

Clemson remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, but not by much

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

POLL ALERT: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in for 1st time ever, Penn State out for 1st time since 2016

POLL ALERT: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in for 1st time ever, Penn State out for 1st time since 2016

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Syracuse hopeful of finishing season on an upswing

Syracuse coach Dino Babers is hopeful of finishing this pandemic-stricken season on an upswing

OCTOBER 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Another change at Southern Miss: coach Walden to Austin Peay

Southern Mississippi interim coach Scotty Walden is leaving the school, effective immediately, to become the head football coach at Austin Peay

OCTOBER 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Khristian Zachary commits to Liberty over Power Five programs The Peach State pass rusher talks about his pledge here.

OCTOBER 26, 2020 • 247SPORTS.COM

STAT WATCH: Accuracy of Mertz, Fields in openers tops FBS

The passing accuracy displayed by Wisconsin’s Graham Mertz and Ohio State’s Justin Fields in their teams’ openers had only been seen once before in the Big Ten in the past 20 years

OCTOBER 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Willis throws 6 touchdowns as Liberty beats Southern Miss LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Malik Willis threw for 345 yards and six touchdowns — five in the first half — and Liberty remained unbeaten after dom...

OCTOBER 24, 2020 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

Willis throws 6 touchdowns as Liberty beats Southern Miss Malik Willis threw for 345 yards and six touchdowns - five in the first half - and Liberty remained unbeaten after dominating Southern Mississippi 56-35 Saturday.

OCTOBER 24, 2020 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Willis throws 6 touchdowns as Liberty beats Southern Miss

Malik Willis threw for 345 yards and six touchdowns _ five in the first half _ and Liberty remained unbeaten after dominating Southern Mississippi 56-35

OCTOBER 24, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 1 Clemson, Syracuse meet heading in opposite directions

No. 1 Clemson looks to have few peers in the Atlantic Coast Conference

OCTOBER 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Is Hugh Freeze going to force ADs to look at him as a coaching candidate? The Liberty head coach has changed the way he calls plays, one of a number of adjustments he's embraced since leaving Ole Miss.

OCTOBER 21, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

STAT WATCH: Offense name of game with scoring on record pace

Scoring and other offensive numbers continue to rise through seven weeks of the college football season, and the weekend showed why

OCTOBER 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 23 NC State loses QB Leary to surgery for leg injury

Starting quarterback Devin Leary could miss the rest of the regular season for No. 23 North Carolina State after having surgery for a leg injury suffered in Saturday’s win against...

OCTOBER 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Where does Syracuse football’s embarrassing loss to Liberty rank on program’s all-time list? The Orange lost 38-21 to Liberty on Saturday afternoon.

OCTOBER 18, 2020 • SYRACUSE.COM

Liberty stays unbeaten and defeats struggling Syracuse 38-21 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Seldom-used running back Shedro Louis scored on touchdown runs of 75 and 52 yards, quarterback Malik Willis passed for...

OCTOBER 17, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Liberty stays unbeaten and defeats struggling Syracuse 38-21 Seldom-used running back Shedro Louis scored on touchdown runs of 75 and 52 yards, quarterback Malik Willis passed for one and ran for anoth...

OCTOBER 17, 2020 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Liberty stays unbeaten and defeats struggling Syracuse 38-21 SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Seldom-used running back Shedro Louis scored on touchdown runs of 75 and 52 yards, quarterback Malik Willis passed for one...

OCTOBER 17, 2020 • THESTAR.COM