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Jonathan Bennett threw two touchdown passes and Dae Dae Hunter ran for the clinching touchdown as Liberty defeated Akron 21-12 on Saturday night. Bennett threw touchdown passes of 22 yards to Khaleb Coleman and 30 to Treon Sibley to put the Flames (3-1) up 14-0 in the first minute of the second quarter. The Zips (1-3) had a chance to tie it early in the fourth. DJ Irons hit Alex Adams for an 11-yard score to pull Akron within 14-12 but Irons was stopped on a 2-point conversion run. The Zips final four drives did not produce a threat. Bennett, Liberty's third-string quarterback, was 13 of 27 for 152 yards and an interception. With the offense struggling following the early lead, fourth-straight quarter Nate Hampton entered the game to engineer the key drive.

Starting on their own 48, Hunter carried four times, including a 31-yard burst, and Hampton had back-to-back carries for 12 yards. Eventually Hunter capped it with a 1-yard plunge. Hunter finished with 118 yards on 18 carries. Irons was 29 of 52 for 269 yards. The Flames lost quarterback Charlie Brewer in the first quarter of the season opener and Kaidon Salter, who started the last two games, sat out with a groin injury after nearly leading the Flames past Wake Forest last week. - Liberty/AP College Football

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RB Dae Dae Hunter, Liberty
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09/01/22 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty, 6-1, 200 (DS#25 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD WATCH LIST: Charlie Brewer, Liberty,...This is the second time in Brewer's career he has been named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list. After leading Baylor to an appearance in the 2020 Sugar Bowl and 11-3 record, Brewer was named to the watch list prior to the 2020 season. During his four-year playing career at Baylor (2017-20), Brewer led the Bears with 9,700 passing yards and 65 touchdowns. He is the second player in Baylor history with 10,000 career total yards (9,700 passing and 1,039 rushing). The quarterback also completed 63.5 percent of his pass attempts at Baylor (828-of-1,304) in 44 career games. The native of Austin, Texas, has been named to multiple preseason award watch lists during his playing career: 2020 Davey O'Brien Award, 2020 Maxwell Award, 2020 Manning Award, 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the 2019 Maxwell Award watch list. - Liberty Football

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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08/22/22 - TreShaun Clark, rSr/2024, Liberty, 6-1, 250 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

No defensive lineman has been as consistent as TreShaun Clark over the last three seasons. The Danville native, a starter at end since his freshman season, has the highest ceiling in terms of NFL potential with his size, athleticism and ability to make plays in both the run and pass game. Clark posted a career-high 44 tackles in 2021, but his sack numbers dropped a tad after recording 5.5 sacks in 2020. Teams were scheming to slow him down off the edge, but with a healthy Durrell Johnson at bandit and arguably stronger interior linemen, Clark has the opportunity to see an increase in his production.

Clark took a step forward in being a leader in the locker room in 2020 when he helped organize a Black Lives Matter rally on campus, and he's only becoming more and more vocal in working with his teammates during practices and in games. "Those guys have been exactly what I want them to be. Durrell is more vocal, TreShaun is more vocal, they're leading by example," Garrett said. "Here's a great example of those guys' leadership. During a special teams block, those guys are watching film as a D-line. The entire D-line, and we have guys like Kendy and Dennis and Durrell and TreShaun leading that meeting amongst those guys. I think that's really good and a good sign of the leadership that they're showing." - Lynchburg News and Advance

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OLB TreShaun Clark, Liberty
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08/13/22 - Quinton Reese, rSr/2025, Liberty, 6-0, 195 (DS#67 FS) + More +

Ahmad Walker and Quinton Reese were familiar faces around Liberty's indoor practice facility during spring practices. The two sported blue non-contact jerseys and couldn't participate in drills, but they were eager observers as they absorbed everything in front of them. The defense was undergoing a transformation under new coordinators. Walker and Reese weren't practicing or running through the intricacies of new schemes. Instead, they were visualizing each move and spending time in the film room, ensuring they were ready for training camp.

Not bad for a sophomore linebacker like Walker or a redshirt sophomore safety like Reese, two players who are expected to be significant contributors for a defense looking to build on back-to-back campaigns of finishing 11th nationally in total defense. "It was a pretty good learning experience with what we're doing with the new defense and everything," Walker said of approaching the spring practices. "I feel like it's going to be good for the defense, and I feel like we'll be able to play faster and smarter." Walker had scheduled surgery to clean up some damage in one of his knees, something position coach Josh Aldridge said "wasn't anything major," and Reese finally got back on the field earlier this month after suffering a torn bicep in the Flames' 41-13 win over Middle Tennessee on Oct. 9, 2021. The injury kept Reese out for the final six regular-season games and the Flames' lopsided win over Eastern Michigan in the LendingTree Bowl. - Lynchburg News and Advance

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FS Quinton Reese, Liberty
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08/09/22 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty, 6-1, 200 (DS#25 QB) + More +

It's the obvious first choice to watch as Hugh Freeze and quarterbacks coach Kent Austin have to replace Malik Willis' production from the past two seasons. Willis rewrote the record books in leading the Flames to their first finish in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after the 2020 campaign, and he was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the NFL Draft. Freeze and Austin didn't name a starter or eliminate the four scholarship quarterbacks from contention after spring practice.

They wanted to see if Utah transfer Charlie Brewer and holdovers Johnathan Bennett, Kaidon Salter and Nate Hampton could make strides over the summer and enter training camp with a leg up on the others. Brewer has the experience with 47 starts at Baylor and Utah, while the other three have not started a game at the college level. He transferred to Liberty with the expectation of starting, and his success previously running an RPO offense at Baylor provides him with the opportunity to take the first snap at Southern Miss. - Lynchburg News and Advance

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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08/09/22 - Elijah Canion, rSr/2026, Liberty, 6-3, 225 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Get used to the name Elijah Canion. At least for now. He's a transfer receiver from Auburn that missed spring practice due to an injury. In the first two practices, Canion - who's listed at 6-foot-4 but plays much bigger - has produced several big plays. He made a catch Wednesday in traffic near the sideline and kept both feet in. Impressive. And he kept making plays throughout the two-hour session. "He's a big kid," quarterback Austin Burton said. "He's got good, jumping athletic ability. Pretty interested to see how we use him. Just looking at him, he looks like an athletic freak out there." Granted, it's just two days and the pads aren't even on yet. Let's tap the breaks a little bit. But Canion has left an early impression. Maybe the Florida native puts himself in the rotation throughout the season or maybe he fades away. We'll see. - Indianapolis Star/News

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WR Elijah Canion, Liberty
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08/08/22 - John Paul Flores, rSr/2025, Liberty, 6-4, 300 (DS#100 OG) + More +

The Virginia Hoos are searching for starters at all five positions on the front, and during training camp, they are trying to assess the five offensive linemen who will best fit together by the time their Sept. 3 season-opening bout with Richmond rolls around. UVa's first O-Line looked different Friday compared to Wednesday when the team opened camp. Most notably, the two tackle spots have been occupied by four different players, and one of those potential tackles - Dartmouth transfer John Paul Flores - is also providing the unit an additional option at center, according to Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott. Sophomore Ty Furnish has taken first-team reps at center while sophomore Noah Josey and senior Derek Devine have seen action at left guard and right guard, respectively. Flores played some right tackle on Friday, but senior Jonathan Leech was there Wednesday after coming off a strong spring. Sophomores Logan Taylor and Charlie Patterson each have gained chances at left tackle. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

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OG John Paul Flores, Liberty
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08/06/22 - Elijah Canion, rSr/2026, Liberty, 6-3, 225 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Purdue wide receiver Elijah Canion is a transfer receiver from Auburn who missed spring practice due to an injury. In the first two practices, Canion - who's listed at 6-foot-4 but plays much bigger - produced several big plays. He made a catch Wednesday in traffic near the sideline and kept both feet in. Impressive. And he kept making plays throughout the two-hour session. "He's a big kid," quarterback Austin Burton said. "He's got good, jumping athletic ability. Pretty interested to see how we use him. Just looking at him, he looks like an athletic freak out there." - Indianapolis Star-News

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WR Elijah Canion, Liberty
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08/05/22 - Billy Lucas, Sr/2025, Liberty, 5-11, 210 (DS#108 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM: RB Billy Lucas, Duquesne, So.,...Second-Team All-NEC in 2021...Led the team with 699 yards rushing, 137 carries (5.1 yards/carry), and six touchdown rushes...Posted over 100 yards rushing twice...Added three receptions for 35 yards (11.7 ypc.). - Duquesne Football

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RB Billy Lucas, Liberty
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08/02/22 - Austin Mock, rSr/2023, Liberty, 6-1, 240 (DS#9 LS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD WATCHLIST: Austin Mock, Liberty,...Last year, Mock helped starting punter Aidan Alves finish the year averaging a career-best 42.7 yards per punt (22 punts for 939 yards). Alves also recorded five punts of 50 or more yards and finished the season with nine punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Mock helped Liberty finish the 2021 season with an 8-5 record. The Flames ended the year by defeating Eastern Michigan in the LendingTree Bowl in Mobile, Ala., marking Liberty's third-straight bowl game win. - Liberty Football

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LS Austin Mock, Liberty
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08/02/22 - *Demario Douglas, rSo/2023, Liberty, 5-08, 179 (DS#36 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Demario Douglas, Liberty,...Douglas finished the 2021 season as Liberty’s leading receiver with 52 receptions for 701 yards and six touchdowns. The rising redshirt sophomore also ranked No. 5 in the country, last season, in punt returns for a touchdown (1) and No. 33 in average punt return yards (6.8). Earlier this summer, the native of Jacksonville, Fla., was named to the 2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent first team as a wide receiver and the second team as a return specialist. - Liberty Football

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WR *Demario Douglas, Liberty
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08/02/22 - Brendan Schlittler, rSr/2024, Liberty, 6-5, 315 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: G Brendan Schlittler, Liberty,...Schlittler is a redshirt junior who has seen playing time in 37 career games, including 23 career starts. The native of Eureka, Mo., started all 13 games at right guard in 2021. Schlittler has been named to the Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent second team each of the last two seasons and was a VaSID All-State second team honoree in 2020. - Liberty Football

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OG Brendan Schlittler, Liberty
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07/25/22 - Ethan Vasko, rJr/2027, Liberty, 6-3, 220 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Even though Ethan Vasko has only been at Kansas for a few informal offseason practice sessions, he has already impressed Jalon Daniels. Vasko, a freshman quarterback from Chesapeake, Virginia, has what Daniels called "a tremendous amount of athletic ability" last week at Big 12 football media days. Daniels said Vasko already has shown to his teammates that he should be able to handle playing in college. "It's more than meets the eye," said Daniels, a junior who finished last season as the starting quarterback and figures to remain in the role for the opener against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 2. "You'll probably look at him and be like, 'Nah, he's not fast,' or, 'Nah, he can't do this.' Ethan is probably one of the fastest freshmen that we have coming into this school. The fact that Ethan is able to make a lot of the throws that juniors in college are making already? He came in with that."

Vasko, who is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, led Oscar Smith High to the Virginia Class 6 state title game three times in three years and won a second consecutive championship last season. He went 35-3 with 9,203 total yards and accounted for 134 touchdowns while in high school, including 10 in the opening round of the playoffs in November. He committed to Kansas on Dec. 13, one day after he decommitted from Old Dominion, and held scholarship offers from Virginia Tech and several Ivy League schools. He had also been recruited by the Jayhawks' coaches when they were at Buffalo. - Lawrence Journal World

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QB Ethan Vasko, Liberty
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05/28/22 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty, 6-1, 200 (DS#25 QB) + More +

The kickoff times and television selections for Liberty's first three games of the 2022 season were set Thursday afternoon by ESPN. The Flames' first two games against Southern Miss and UAB will be streamed on ESPN+, while a Sept. 17 showdown at Wake Forest will be broadcast on the ACC Network. Liberty's Sept. 3 season opener against Southern Miss at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, will kick off at 7 p.m. The matchup concludes a home-and-home series that began with the Flames claiming a 56-35 win on Oct. 24, 2020, in Lynchburg. The Flames' home opener on Sept. 10 at Williams Stadium against UAB will start at 6 p.m. This also serves as the conclusion of a home-and-home series against the Blazers. Liberty pulled away in the second half for a 36-12 win on Oct. 2, 2021, in the inaugural game at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The Flames' matchup against Wake Forest will be the first of two games against ACC teams in 2022. Liberty welcomes Virginia Tech to Williams Stadium on Nov. 19. - Lynchburg News and Advance

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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03/05/22 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty, 6-1, 223 (DS#2 QB) + More +

Malik Willis making quite the impression on and off the football field. The NFL prospect, who played quarterback at both Liberty and Auburn, went viral Thursday after video was captured of Willis giving clothes he'd received at the NFL Combine to a homeless woman outside of the Indianapolis Convention Center. "I walked past her on the way to the Nike suite and I chopped it up with them and I walked out with a suitcase and whatnot. And I felt bad because I saw her son. It was a pregnant lady and she was homeless," Willis told NFL Network, per CBS Sports. "And I was just like, Shoot, I don't have no money, but I can give you a couple of shirts." The idea the moment would be captured on video and go viral didn't occur to the quarterback. "I just felt like I had to do that," Willis said. "I mean, I'm at a position right now where I'm not worried about much of anything except getting better. So, if I can help her out any way, I felt like I had to." - Birmingham News

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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