As mid-season approaches, young talents becoming potential threats for teams What a year it has been so far. What’s this? The Lions look unstoppable? What’s that? The Colts are out of playoff contention already? James Harrison hasn’t been fined yet? For fantasy owners, it’s been the equivalent of a scramble for the football at the bottom of the pile trying […]
Read moreDr. Rob Van Engen has seen Liberty football explode You can take the professor out of football, but you can’t take football out of the professor. The year was 1980, and Robert Van Engen was a freshman at Liberty University. “I was excited to come to Liberty because I could play football and become a pastor. Not many schools offered […]
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Life on Life Deep inside the Football Operations Center there is a man in an office that, like Liberty University’s founder Jerry Falwell Sr., has a vision for Liberty athletes. Dr. Ed Gomes is the Director of the Spiritual Development program for the football team and as the spiritual leader of Liberty’s football program, he personally oversees to the spiritual […]
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After two straight losses against top 25 opponents, the Flames found themselves 1-3 for the first time since Danny Rocco arrived as head coach. In both losses, the Flames lost by a field goal’s margin. So, after a disappointing start to the season, Rocco and his staff had a strong goal in […]
Read moreFour weeks into the NFL season, and the injury bug is in full affect. But just as head coaches have to adjust their depth chart, so do you. Now is the time to search the waivers for steals. Plenty of quality players, such as Jason Campbell, Fred Davis and Deion Branch are free agents in most leagues and could make […]
Read moreRocco’s defense forced 3 turnovers in RMU rematch he student section at Saturday’s evening football game against Robert Morris University flew a banner welcoming the Colonials to “the Bonfire.” No s’mores, no guitars, no kum-bai-ya. Instead, the Flames torched the Colonials in a resounding 38-7 rout. “It was very important that, coming off the game at NC State, that we […]
Read moreHey Kevin Fogg, would you characterize your speed as “explosive,” or “incendiary?” Cruising 88 yards for a touchdown in less than 12 seconds is one of the two. Danny Rocco pegged Saturday night’s affair with Robert Morris as a payback game for last years’ road loss as well as an opportunity to make a statement to the rest of the […]
Read moreFor Achilles, it was his heel. For Samson, it was Delilah. For Danny Rocco and the Flames Saturday night in Raleigh, it was a deadly rash of turnover-itis that killed drives, momentum and ultimately, the chance for a win. “(We had) way too many mistakes, way too many miscues,” Rocco said afterwards. […]
Read moreColossal nose-tackle Asa Chapman was not on the team bus when the Flames pulled out of Lynchburg headed for Raleigh, N.C. The news broke Tuesday morning that Chapman was […]
Read moreAs week one of the NFL season approaches, fantasy owners everywhere are undoubtedly slaving over what players to start, fretting over the most insignificant reports of injuries to players on their team and analyzing every game log of every player in the league. But, as we enter the threshold […]
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