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Drenched with Gatorade by his players, Head Coach Tuner Gill walked from the sidelines with a smile on his face, shook the hand of Gardner-Webb Head Coach Ron Dickerson Jr. and joined in the celebration as the Liberty Flames defeated the Bulldogs 42-35. For the Flames, it was their first victory this season, and for Gill, it was his first […]

Gardner-Webb quarterback Lucas Beatty came into Saturday’s contest having completed 62 percent of his throws for 761 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Playing against an injury-depleted secondary in Lynchburg, he seemed nearly incapable of throwing an incompletion, connecting on […]

With homecoming just around the corner, the Champion contacted Liberty’s most recent success in the NFL, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Rashad Jennings. In a telephone interview, Jennings talked life, Liberty and the NFL.

Entering a bye week with a 0-4 record is never how first year Head Coach Turner Gill wanted to begin his tenure at Liberty. With conference play on the horizon, Gill knows that every game is crucial. The Flames open Big South play against Gardner-Webb homecoming weekend. “The first quarter of the season is our preseason, our first four games […]

Looking for revenge and their first win of the 2012 season, the Liberty Flames football team returns home to face the Lehigh Mountain Hawks under the lights of Williams Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. The Flames will be itching for their first win under head coach Turner Gill. Last year, Liberty watched their game against Lehigh fly away. […]

After a difficult loss against No.24-ranked Norfolk State Spartans in Liberty’s home opener Saturday, Sept. 8 the Liberty Flames football team focuses on their upcoming matchup with the Montana Grizzlies. Grizzlies bring a ground gain The Grizzlies played from behind when they faced Appalachian State and lost 35-27 over the past weekend, which dropped their record to 1-1 on the […]

The Stafford, Va. native will continue to grow into new leadership role The Liberty Flames football team kicked off their home schedule Saturday, Sept. 8. The lights came on in Williams Stadium for the first time this season, and all eyes were on starting quarterback Brian Hudson. Hudson has already impressed many people this season, including assistant head coach Carl […]

The first week of college football is in the books. Losing in their season opener to Wake Forest, the Liberty Flames look to win their first home game against the Norfolk State Spartans. Losing to a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent by only three points, the Flames have plenty to take away from their game against Wake Forest. Quarterback fiasco […]

Liberty University kicks off the 2012 football season Sept. 1 in Winston-Salem, N.C., against the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University. With this in mind, below are some talking points for week one. FBS Opponents This season marks the 15th consecutive season that the Flames will square off against at least one FBS opponent. Although there may not be many […]

For any of the 2100 fans that turned out Saturday for the 2012 spring football game expecting offense, they were sorely disappointed. The two offensive units combined for a meager 235 yards in the short contest, which was won by the Blue team 7-3. The defense, however, put on a clinic, with both the red and blue defenses shutting down […]

The Liberty Flames football team will be giving fans a sneak peek at next season’s team on Saturday, April 21. In addition to the many new players, Turner Gill will make his debut on the sideline as head coach of the Flames. The game will give Gill and his staff a chance to assess players in a different environment than […]

Colts consider releasing star quarterback’s contract In his prolific career, Peyton Manning has thrown 399 touchdowns, over 50,000 yards, completed over 7,000 passes, won a Super Bowl, gone to the Pro Bowl 11 times and won four MVP awards. Got all of that? Every single one of those accomplishments were with one team, his team, the Indianapolis Colts. Now, it’s […]