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12/20/21 - Elijah Canion, rSr/2025, Liberty + More +

Elijah Canion has found his next school. The former Auburn wide receiver announced on Wednesday that he has committed to Purdue. Canion's decision comes a little more than two weeks after he entered the transfer portal along with two other Tigers, Shaun Shivers and Caleb Johnson. Shivers committed to Indiana over the weekend, while Johnson's transfer destination has yet to be determined. A 6-foot-4 wideout out of Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Canion first signed with Auburn as a three-star prospect in the 2020 class. He appeared in just two games as a true freshman that season but had what many believed to be a breakout in the Citrus Bowl against Northwestern, when he had three catches for 80 yards and his first career touchdown. - AL.com

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WR Elijah Canion, Liberty
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12/18/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis passed for 231 yards and accounted for five touchdowns and Liberty rolled over Eastern Michigan in the LendingTree Bowl. Willis, a potential NFL first-round pick, completed 13 of 24 passes, with touchdowns of 54 yards to DJ Stubbs, 20 yards to Johnny Huntley and 3 yards to Demario Douglas. Willis also ran for 58 yards, with touchdowns of 2 and 35 yards. The Flames (8-5) improved to 3-0 in bowls, tying Appalachian State for the best postseason start by an FBS team. Liberty also got a defensive touchdown in the first quarter on Skyler Thomas' 27-yard interception return. Thomas deflected a short pass by Ben Bryant, caught the ball out and ran to the end zone. Eastern Michigan finished 7-6. - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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12/13/21 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty + More +

Former Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer is transferring to Liberty for his final season of college eligibility, according to reports. Brewer played four seasons for the Bears from 2017-20, and was a key player for the 2019 team that made the Big 12 championship game and reached the Sugar Bowl. Since the 2020 season didn't count against eligibility due to COVID-19, Brewer transferred to Utah in 2021 and played in the first three games before leaving the team when he was replaced at quarterback by Cameron Rising. - Waco Tribune Herald

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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10/30/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis threw for four scores and Liberty put up two quick touchdowns to open the game in defeating Massachusetts 62-17 on Saturday. The Flames (7-2) scored touchdowns just over a minute apart on their first two possessions, led 21-3 after one quarter and 41-3 by halftime in winning their 15th straight home game, a program record. They had the fourth-longest active FBS home streak coming into Saturday's game.

Duron Lowe intercepted Brady Olson on the game's first scrimmage play and T.J. Green ran for a 26-yard score on the next snap. On the first play of the Minutemen's next possession, Olson was sacked by Aakil Washington and Stephen Sings recovered the fumble at the UMass 6. Demario Douglas scored on the next play off a run-pass option. Willis found DJ Stubbs deep on the right side for a 60-yard score and it was 21-3. By halftime Willis was already 16-of-23 passing for 278 yards and four touchdowns. He finished 19 of 27 for 307 yards before giving way in the third quarter. In all, the Flames had six touchdown passes and 409 yards passing. Green rushed for two scores. Ellis Merriweather rushed for 149 yards on 24 carries for UMass (1-6). - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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10/24/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis threw three touchdown passes and Demario Douglas returned a punt 72 yards for the go-ahead score as Liberty scored the final 21 points to upend North Texas 35-26 in nonconference play on Saturday. Liberty (6-2), playing as an independent, trailed 20-7 after Aaron Beckham's 27-yard field goal for the Mean Green with 1:51 left in the first half. But backup quarterback Johnathan Bennett fired a 39-yard scoring strike to CJ Daniels to pull the Flames within six at intermission.

North Texas (1-6) stretched its lead to 26-14 on Austin Aune's 6-yard TD toss to Jason Pirtle with 7:27 remaining in the third quarter, but Aune's 2-point pass attempt failed and it was all downhill for the Mean Green from there. Willis connected with Daniels for a 20-yard TD to cut the Flames' deficit to 26-21. Liberty's defense forced a three-and-out and Douglas delivered his go-ahead TD with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter. Willis capped the scoring with a 37-yard TD strike to Shedro Louis early in the fourth. Willis completed 12 of 18 passes for 222 yards, while Bennett was 7-of-18 passing for 88 yards. Daniels finished with seven receptions for 135 yards. Aune completed 22 of 35 passes for 212 yards with two interceptions for North Texas. Ayo Adeyi had a 42-yard TD run and finished with 99 yards on 16 carries. - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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10/03/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis accounted for three touchdowns - all in the third quarter - and Liberty pulled away in the second half to defeat UAB 36-12 in nonconference action on Saturday. After each team managed only a field goal in the first half, Willis used just five plays to get the Flames (4-1) into the end zone on their first possession of the third quarter. He connected with Demario Douglas for a 34-yard gain on first down and then used three carries to cover the final 33 yards - capping the drive with an 8-yard TD run.

After a three-and-out by the Blazers (3-2), Douglas returned a punt 14 yards to the UAB 39-yard line and Willis fired a scoring strike to CJ Daniels on first down to put Liberty up 17-3. After another three-and-out by UAB, Willis hooked up with Douglas for a 70-yard gain and capped the drive with a 1-yard TD run for a 24-3 advantage. Joshua Mack had an 8-yard TD run in the final quarter and Liberty freshman QB Johnathan Bennett got in on the scoring with a 33-yard TD strike to Treon Sibley. Willis completed 13 of 19 passes for 289 yards and ran for 144 yards on 15 totes. Douglas finished with four receptions for 128 yards. Liberty, an independent, outgained the Blazers 544 yards to 325. Jermaine Brown Jr. had a 59-yard TD run for the UAB in the final quarter. He finished with 106 yards on nine carries. - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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09/20/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Liberty quarterback Malik Willis ran for 100 yards in the first quarter against Old Dominion, making him the first Flames player since 2003 with a triple-digit rushing total after an opening quarter. Willis played a role in six touchdowns, second-most to his school-record seven against Southern Mississippi last season. - AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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09/19/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more as Liberty shut out Old Dominion in the second half to earn a 45-17 in a non-conference game Saturday. Liberty had three third-quarter sacks and held the Monarchs to minus-1 yard of offense in the period. Kendy Charles had a career-high three sacks for the Flames. Willis threw a pair of touchdown passes to CJ Daniels, including a 14-yard strike in the first quarter, and two more to Kevin Shaa, including a 38-yard score in the second quarter. Willis was 21 of 28 passing for 248 yards and gained 77 yards on nine carries. Liberty (3-0) had 182 yards rushing while holding Old Dominion to just 67 yards on 35 carries. D.J. Mack was 15 of 27 passing for the Monarchs (1-2) with a touchdown and an interception. - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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09/11/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Liberty to a 21-13 victory over Troy on Saturday night. Willis was 13-of-18 passing for 154 yards and added 93 yards rushing on 20 carries. He threw a 32-yard touchdown strike to Demario Douglas in the first quarter, and then floated a 2-yard TD pass to tight end Jerome Jackso n in the second. Willis sprinted to the right end zone pylon for a 4-yard touchdown that capped a 90-yard drive with 12:22 remaining. Storey Jackson sacked Taylor Powell on a third-and-goal, but Powell connected with Deyunkrea Lewis for an 11-yard touchdown pass to pull Troy (1-1) to 21-13 with 1:14 to play. Benjamin Alexander recovered the ensuing onside kick for Liberty (2-0). B.J. Smith had a 5-yard touchdown run for the Trojans in the first quarter. Powell completed 18 of 25 passes for 211 yards. - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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09/04/21 - Malik Willis, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Malik Willis threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Liberty opened the season with a 48-7 victory over Campbell on Saturday night. Willis threw a 35-yard TD pass to Demario Douglas to open the scoring and scored on a 12-yard run with 25 seconds left in the first half for a 27-7 lead. Liberty added rushing touchdowns by Joshua Mack and Shedro Louis in the third quarter for a 34-7 lead.

Willis was 15-of-23 passing for 217 yards before giving way to Johnathan Bennett, who threw a 27-yard score to Jaivian Lofton. Mack, the leading active career rusher in FBS with 3,636 yards coming into the game, finished with 60 and would have had a second touchdown but fumbled near the goal line with teammate CJ Daniels recovering for the score. Hajj-Malik Williams passed 40 yards to Caleb Snead for the FCS Camels' only score. Liberty won its 12th consecutive game at Williams Stadium, a program record. The Flames finished No. 17 in the final Associated Press poll last fall after a 10-1 season and a bowl victory. - Liberty/AP College Football

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QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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09/03/21 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty + More +

Charlie Brewer threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns in his Utah debut to help the No. 24 Utes beat Weber State 40-17 on Thursday night. Dalton Kincaid caught four passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns in the opener for both teams. Tavion Thomas ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries in his Utah debut. Brewer beat out Cameron Rising for the starting quarterback job in camp and did not disappoint. He was crisp on many throws and gave Utah a legitimate passing attack it lacked at times last season. "I thought he was very poised in the pocket," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "He did a nice job keeping his eyes downfield. He was accurate...Did a good job of running the offense." Bronson Barron threw for 213 yards and a touchdown for Weber State, but the Wildcats had just 57 yards rushing. - AP College Football/Utah Football

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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08/27/21 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty + More +

There's no ifs, ands or ORs about it: Charlie Brewer is the starting quarterback for Utah's season opener against Weber State. The Utes released their first depth chart of the 2021 season, and it lists the Baylor grad transfer as the starter at quarterback, with Cameron Rising the backup. The Utes open the season against the Wildcats on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. MDT at the newly renovated Rice-Eccles Stadium. Brewer, a senior, was considered a leading candidate for the starting position, as he came to Utah after starting for four seasons at Baylor and has thrown for 9,700 yards and 65 touchdowns in his college career.

Rising, a sophomore, was the Game 1 starter for Utah last season before going down with a season-ending injury just one quarter into the year. The 6-foot-1, 208-pound Brewer was named to the team's 16-man leadership council earlier this week and has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award (nation's best college quarterback) and Maxwell Award (college player of the year). During the Utes' spring game in April, Brewer showed off his potential by completing 15 of 15 passes for 151 yards, two touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 228.6 in just one half of play. - Deseret News

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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08/27/21 - Kaidon Salter, rJr/2026, Liberty + More +

Hugh Freeze is excited to help Kaidon Salter write the next chapter of his college career. That chapter will begin as early as this season. Salter posted on social media Tuesday night he is eligible for Liberty's Sept. 4 season opener against Campbell. Multiple university officials confirmed Salter's eligibility. The quarterback, a four-star recruit on 247Sports' composite ranking, announced he was transferring to Liberty from Tennessee on July 21 after two run-ins with police during the spring semester in Knoxville, Tennessee. The second incident resulted in his dismissal from the Volunteers' program before he played a snap.

That did not deter Freeze, the Flames coach, and his staff from recruiting the talented signal caller to Lynchburg. "We had a lot of discussions throughout the process before he decided to come here and before we decided we wanted to go that route," Freeze said earlier this month. "I'm not afraid of people, kids that may have had a bump in the road or an issue. I'm afraid of those that don't want to chase a standard. I know of very few people that have gotten it right all the time. We had those honest conversations with he and his family, and I'm convinced that he wants to write the next chapter of his life a little differently. I'm thrilled that I get the chance to play a role in it." Salter's transfer to Liberty gave the Flames their highest-ranked recruit in program history. - Lynchburg News and Advance

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QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty
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08/25/21 - Charlie Brewer, rSr/2023, Liberty + More +

The University of Utah has its next starting quarterback. Charlie Brewer will start the Sept. 2 season-opener vs. in-state FCS power Weber State at Rice-Eccles Stadium (5:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks), multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told The Salt Lake Tribune on Monday morning. After Saturday's fall camp-ending live scrimmage at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said he and his staff would make a decision later in the day, with the pick set to take over the offense when practice reconvened on Monday, 11 days until the opener. But on Monday afternoon, Whittingham said only that a full depth chart would be released later this week. - Salt Lake Tribune

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QB Charlie Brewer, Liberty
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08/24/21 - Joshua Mack, rSr/2022, Liberty + More +

Mack is one of 16 players who elected to come back for a "super senior" season, and his sixth season in the college ranks gives him another opportunity to be the featured tailback. The main focus for Mack during the summer and into preseason camp has been making sure his body is in the best possible shape for the 12-game grind. "Mack's a super senior and he's doing well right now," Johnson said. "The way he has changed himself body-wise with Dom in the weight room and the strength and conditioning staff has done a heck of a job, and so has Danielle. His body's totally different than what it's been since Year 1, so kudos to Coach Dom and his staff and Mrs. Danielle. They've got a heck of a job with him getting his body right."

Mack said he's feeling the best he's felt since arriving in college. He still is playing around 200 pounds, but he's dropped body fat and added muscle. The veteran's playing time in 2019 diminished early in the campaign after a fumble inside the 5-yard line prevented Liberty from getting points on the board against Syracuse. He missed time last season with an infection in an elbow, but that didn't stop him from leading all running backs with nearly 800 yards on the ground. - Lynchburg News and Advance

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