The college football landscape is changing – and Liberty is looking to change with it. Enter Soar – Liberty’s latest athletics initiative. Athletic Director Ian McCaw announced Wednesday in a press conference that in conjunction with the upcoming NCAA name, image and likeness (NIL) legislation that is being drafted, Liberty created Soar, a program designed to help educate athletes on […]
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Leaves covered the ground and autumn colors brightened the mountains of central Virginia as the month of October rolled to a close, but one major component of a traditional fall season remained missing: high school football. “It’s crazy,” Heritage High School Head Coach Brad Bradley said. “Right now, the weather … this is football season, man. We should be in […]
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Liberty football’s success in 2019 was a privilege to behold. In their first year of FBS bowl eligibility, the Flames went 8-5 and secured a 23-16 Cure Bowl win over Georgia Southern. The season was filled with special moments, new program records and a draft class that saw star wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden get drafted in the fourth round by […]
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In the midst of preparing for an uncertain spring season, the rock climbing team faces a unique challenge – integrating a bevy of walk-on recruits into an intense training regimen in the midst of COVID-19. Senior and team captain Steven Cornford said he relished the interest in the team growing across campus. Head Coach Elliot Gaunt expressed his excitement about […]
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Given the uncertainty of 2020, it can be hard to predict or even prepare for the future. But when it comes to coaching the Liberty swimming and diving team, Head Coach Jake Shellenberger doesn’t see need for major change. “The short answer is no,” Shellenberger said in a video call when asked if he was taking any new angles to […]
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William Byron had a solid night at Martinsville Speedway until a late wreck left him with nothing to show for his efforts. The penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series season produced a 35th-place finish for the LUO racer. Stage one began the night promising enough. Byron started in 13th, but slowly worked his way up throughout stage one. He […]
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From earning MVP of a British professional league championship to working as the director of marketing for the Chris Paul Basketball Academy, the experience Jazmine Charles has accumulated on and off the court makes her a valuable asset to the Liberty women’s basketball team, as she steps into the role of coordinator of digital services. Charles, who also serves as […]
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Another curveball hit the 2020 NASCAR season in the form of a race that took not one – not two – not three – but four days to complete. When the dust finally settled, William Byron finished in 13th place in the Autotrader Echopark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. However, Byron will remember this weekend more for what happened […]
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As a hazy future looms in the distance, Liberty’s women’s lacrosse team continues to march forward, waiting for its next opportunity to compete after the unfortunate loss of a spring season. As was the case with programs across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered the team’s ability to practice and play games. Flames Head Coach Kelly Nangle described the […]
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Liberty’s DI hockey team returned to the ice Friday in its first intercollegiate action since March – and the Flames came back with a bang, routing the North Carolina State Ice Pack 7-2 at the LaHaye Ice Center. After a scoreless first period in which both teams appeared sluggish, Liberty did not wait long to find rhythm in the second […]
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Saturday was a banner day for Liberty football with a high scoring win over Southern Mississippi moving the Flames to a 6-0 record, tying the program’s best start since 2008 as quarterback Malik Willis rubberstamped the impact he has had on the team this season. Willis removed all doubt regarding his earlier injury, highlighting not just his top-notch running game […]
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On June 18, 1986, the words of basketball legend “Pistol” Pete Maravich changed Stephon Leary’s life forever. After a week of dominating the competition at “Pistol” Pete’s youth basketball camp at Clearwater Christian College, Leary, a high school junior and Houston-native, felt special. That feeling grew even more when Maravich, a Hall of Famer and the organizer of the camp, […]
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Liberty sent 14 athletes to compete at the USA Archery 3D Collegiate National Championships Oct. 15 through Oct. 17, making the archery team one of only a few collegiate club sports competing this fall. The event, held in Foley, Alabama, at the Graham Creek Interpretive Center, was put on by the national governing body, USA Archery, and hosted more than […]
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Even though the Liberty women’s tennis team has not been able to compete this fall, a tournament in the Lynchburg area gave them an opportunity to showcase their skills Oct. 10-11. Five athletes on the women’s tennis team competed unattached at the Boonsboro Fall UTR Event, located at the Boonsboro Country Club. Prior to this event, the last competition the […]
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Ugly. As a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, I cannot think of another word to describe the NFC East this season. In a conference that boasts a division with four teams at least one game above .500 (NFC West), the East division is not only the black eye of the NFC, but the NFL as a whole. After Week Seven action, […]
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