Hugh Freeze
FILE - Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun looks on as players warm up before an NCAA college football game against Colorado State, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Air Force Academy, Colo. Baylor and Air Force will play in the Armed Forced Bowl on Dec. 22 in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Baylor set to face Air Force in frigid Armed Forces Bowl

Dec. 21, 2022 01:21 PM EST

Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter (7) fumbles after getting hit by Toledo linebacker Nate Givhan during the second half of the Boca Raton Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
Toledo hands Liberty 1st bowl loss, 21-19, in Boca Bowl

By Alanis Thames Dec. 20, 2022 11:27 PM EST

Liberty quarterback Johnathan Bennett (11), left, keeps the ball away from Virginia Tech linebacker Keil Lawson during an NCAA college football game in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (Paige Dingler/The News & Advance via AP)
Liberty faces Toledo seeking fourth straight bowl victory

By The Associated Press Dec. 19, 2022 11:39 AM EST

FILE - Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Sept. 24, 2022. Tulsa fired coach Philip Montgomery, who spent eight seasons at the school and reached four bowl games, on Sunday, Nov. 28. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, File)
Freeze hires Montgomery, Roberts as Auburn coordinators

Dec. 14, 2022 04:57 PM EST

Coastal Carolina head coach Jamey Chadwell talks over his headset during the first half of an NCAA college football game against James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP)
Liberty hires Coastal Carolina's Chadwell to replace Freeze

By Hank Kurz Jr. Dec. 04, 2022 10:46 AM EST

Watson, Troy win Sun Belt title over Coastal Carolina, 45-26

By John Zenor Dec. 03, 2022 07:11 PM EST
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Gunnar Watson and the streaking Troy Trojans came out with a flurry of big plays and a defense that was barely budging. Watson...

Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze watches as players warm up prior to an NCAA college football game against against the Connecticut in East Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo / Bryan Woolston)
Schools increasingly giving disgraced coaches second chances

By Dave Skretta Dec. 01, 2022 03:17 PM EST

Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze, center, gets ready to take the field with his team to play Arkansas in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Auburn hires Liberty's Hugh Freeze, who's coming back to SEC

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 28, 2022 04:10 PM EST

Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze, center, gets ready to take the field with his team to play Arkansas in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Kiffin staying at Ole Miss; Auburn has interest in Freeze

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 26, 2022 02:48 PM EST

Holston scores 3 TDs, Virginia Tech trips up Liberty 23-22

Nov. 19, 2022 03:48 PM EST
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech had a pair of fourth-quarter leads slip through their fingers during its seven-game losing streak. Whatever could go wrong over...

Liberty quarterback Johnathan Bennett (11) scrambles with the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Connecticut in East Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Hokies seek something positive in first visit to Liberty

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2022 02:57 PM EST

Liberty quarterback Johnathan Bennett (11) throws the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against against Connecticut in East Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo /Bryan Woolston)
Turner's late TD pass sends UConn past No. 19 Liberty 36-33

Nov. 12, 2022 04:07 PM EST

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, left, fumbles as he is hit by Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter (88) in the end zone during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Athens, Ga. Tennessee recovered the ball and avoided a safety. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia now college football's standard

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 05, 2022 08:56 PM EDT

Liberty wide receiver Treon Sibley (21) celebrates with teammate Johnathan Bennett (11) after making a touchdown catch against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
No. 23 Liberty gets goal-line stop, beats Arkansas 21-19

By Eric W. Bolin Nov. 05, 2022 07:32 PM EDT

Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders (5) stiff arms Auburn cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (18) as he carries the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Liberty coach Freeze seeks better luck at Arkansas this time

By Ethan Westerman Nov. 03, 2022 08:14 AM EDT

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) smiles as he scores a touchdown against Mississippi during the second half an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Top 25 Takeaways: Clemson clears CFP path; 3 unbeatens fall

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 22, 2022 08:40 PM EDT

Wake Forest tight end Blake Whiteheart (85) runs into the end zone for a touchdown after a catch against Liberty during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
No. 19 Wake Forest stops Liberty's late 2-point conversion

By John Brasier Sep. 17, 2022 08:54 PM EDT

Liberty coach Hugh Freeze watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Hannah Ruhoff/The Sun Herald via AP)
No. 19 Wake Forest hosts Liberty as Clemson matchup looms

By Aaron Beard Sep. 15, 2022 04:27 PM EDT

Liberty's Kaidon Salter, left, is tackled by UAB's Jaylen Key during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Lynchburg, Va. (Paige Dingler/The News & Advance via AP)
No. 19 Wake Forest, Liberty meet seeking 3-0 starts

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 03:44 PM EDT

Willis, Liberty roll over E. Michigan in LendingTree Bowl

By Creg Stephenson Dec. 18, 2021 09:46 PM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Malik Willis showed in the LendingTree Bowl what NFL scouts have been raving about. The Liberty quarterback passed for 231 yards...