Category: Liberty Flames
Ball State can't overlook history-seeking Liberty
Stan Parrish preached the importance of focusing “one game at a time” all offseason. His players had a similar tune. No way Ball State will ever overlook its next opponent, they’ve told us.
That mantra better not be empty words. Not this week.
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Big South Announces Largest-Ever Football TV Package
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) - The Big South Conference today announced that it will have its largest football TV package ever in 2010, as a League-record eight Conference games will be televised this upcoming season. Overall, the Big South… more »
Liberty's Edwards Retires as FSN Radio Broadcaster
For the first time in nearly three decades, followers of Liberty Athletics will hear a new voice on the radio airwaves next year, as longtime play-by-play broadcaster Jerry Edwards has announced his retirement from the Flames Sports Network.
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Big South’s automatic playoff berth gives LU more incentive in spring workouts
After each practice during Danny Rocco’s tenure at Liberty, the team breaks the huddle with the words, “Big South champs!”
For the first time, though, that chant will have added meaning. As the Flames open spring practice late this afternoon at Willi… more »
Liberty to Open Spring Practice Tomorrow
Work around Williams Stadium in preparation for the 2010 football season opener has been underway since last November, but training on the field will start to take place, tomorrow afternoon, when Liberty opens its spring practice schedule.
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Former Assistant Returns to Liberty Staff
Head Football Coach Danny Rocco has brought a familiar face back to the program, as Rocco has announced the addition of H.T. Kinney to his coaching staff. Kinney is the lone new addition to Rocco’s coaching staff for the upcoming 2010 season.
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Liberty AD Named to NCAA FCS Committee
Liberty Director of Athletics Jeff Barber was recently named to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Football Issues Committee. His four-year term will begin on Sept, 1, 2010 and continue through Sept. 1, 2014.
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Liberty's Jennings Helps Raise Money for Haiti Relief
Former Flames All-American and current Jacksonville Jaguars running back Rashad Jennings will be signing autographs on Saturday at B&C Sports Cards and Collectibles in a coordinated effort to help raise money for the Haiti relief efforts.
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COSIDA's Academic All-America® Team Announced
FCS represented with 17 student-athletes
Repeat selections on the 24-member ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Football University Division first team include junior running back Kyle Minett of South Dakota State, senior defensive lineman Brando… more »
Liberty Jumps in Front Early, Goes on to Bury Presbyterian
It was an odd scene Saturday evening. As Liberty finished a 55-19 thrashing of winless Presbyterian, avenging the loss from last season that cost the Flames a berth in the FCS playoffs, the crowd at Williams Stadium looked much like the one that shows u… more »
Big South Announces Additional Television Coverage for Football
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference today announced additional television coverage of its football games during the 2009 season, beginning with Saturday’s showdown between No. 6 James Madison and No. 24 Liberty. Meanwhile, S… more »
No. 24 Liberty U. Big Test for Lafayette
Leopards, coming off opening win over Georgetown, will have little room for error.
If Frank Tavani and his Lafayette football team were in even a little hot water Saturday night in Washington, D.C., that was nothing compared to the Flames that will e… more »
Around FCS: Big South looking for playoff respect
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Eight months might have passed when the Big South Conference gathered for its annual football media event on the final day of July, but the coaches of this fledgling Football Championship Subdivision league were still… more »
Big South Announces 2009 TV Package
The Big South Conference today announced its football TV package for the 2009 campaign, and the League will appear on television during nine of the 12 weeks this season. The TV slate features two games on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), as well… more »
Liberty Favorite to win Big South and Preseason All-Conference Team Announced
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BigSouthSports.com) – For the third consecutive season, Liberty University has been tabbed as the favorite in the Big South Conference’s annual preseason football poll for the 2009 campaign, as voted by the League’s head coaches and med… more »