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TODAY’S GAME LEARNING TO LEAD: QUINTON REESE 123 STUDENTS DESCRIBE ‘SOBERING’ SIGHT, OFFER HELP AND HOPE TO VICTIMS OF MAUI WILDFIRE

Game Day Stats........................................................14 Opponent Information........................................... 15 Liberty Head Coach Jamey Chadwell............... 33 Liberty Football Coaching Staff......................... 39 Flames Football Support Staff...........................49 Liberty Cheerleaders.............................................. 51 2019 Cure Bowl........................................................ 53 2020 Cure Bowl......................................................54 2021 Lending Tree Bowl........................................ 55 Liberty Pictorial Roster......................................... 57 Flames in the Pros..................................................119 Malik Willis................................................................121

125 ATHLETICS COMMUNITY SERVICE FLAMES GAME DAY CONTENTS Williams Stadium Clear Bag Policy.....................5 Famous Liberty Alumni..........................................17 Liberty at a Glance................................................. 18 Rigorous Academics with A Biblical View..... 20 Liberty Facilities......................................................22 President Dondi Costin.........................................27 Director of Athletics Ian McCaw........................ 29 Williams Stadium................................................... 66 Liberty Football Center........................................ 68 Indoor Practice Facility..........................................71 Cost of Athletics Facilities....................................73 Athletics Facilities...................................................75 Flames Spirit and Tradition..................................87 2022-23 Athletics Excellence.............................. 91 Liberty Flames Sports Network Radio.............97 The Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band.... 99 Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame..........................103 Flames Club Members........................................... 111 Opponent Scoreboard......................................... 126

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PLAYER & TEAM INFORMATION Middle Tennessee Roster...................................... 10 Liberty Roster...........................................................12

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TODAY ’S GA ME “4 DOWNS” WITH MTSU 1 — After starting his Liberty coaching career 6-0, Jamey Chadwell needs one more victory to set a program record for most consecutive wins to begin his tenure as Flames Football head coach. Liberty’s all-time wins leader (67 between 1989 and 1999), Sam Rutigliano posted a 6-0 record to start his first season with the Flames in 1989. 2 — Liberty features two of the nation’s top performers in yards per reception in CJ Daniels (No. 2, 24.3) and Treon Sibley (No. 4, 24.1). Only one Flame (Courtney Freeman — 29.4 in 1997) has ever averaged more than 24 yards/catch for a full season.

LIBERTY STORYLINES

3 — Liberty is 3-0 at home this season and has now won 71 percent of its games at Williams Stadium since the facility opened in 1989. Interestingly, the Flames’ three smallest margins of victory this season have all come at home.

• Liberty (6-0, 4-0 CUSA) will host its second and final Midweek on the Mountain contest at Williams Stadium this season tonight, welcoming Middle Tennessee (2-5, 1-2 CUSA) to Lynchburg. Tuesday’s contest kicks off Liberty’s first stretch of four home contests in five games since 2020.

4 — Entering the weekend of Oct. 14, Brylan Green was tied for the national lead with four interceptions. He is one of four Flames (also Kobe Singleton (3), Tyren Dupree (2), and Jerome Jolly, Jr. (2)) with multiple picks. Liberty leads the nation with 13 interceptions this year.

• Liberty is bowl-eligible for the fifth straight season, while Middle Tennessee is aiming for its third consecutive bowl appearance.

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• Liberty has won 12 straight matchups with CUSA opponents (at the time of meeting) overall, including a 4-0 start to conference play. The Flames are trying to become the first team ever to win their first five conference games as CUSA members. • Liberty QB Kaidon Salter, a two-time CUSA Offensive Player of the Week, has accounted for multiple TDs in every game this season. He has totaled 20 TDs (14 passing, 6 rushing). The quarterback is halfway to Malik Willis’ program record of 40 total TDs set in 2021. • Led by RB Quinton Cooley, the Flames rank No. 2 nationally in rushing offense (253.5 ypg). Cooley posted career highs for carries (28), rushing yards (163), and rushing TDs (2) during Liberty’s 31-13 win at Jax State last Tuesday. He has notched three straight 100yard games on the ground.

6: RB Quinton Cooley enters Tuesday’s game six rushing yards away from 1,000 for his career. He has tallied a team-high 592 yards on the ground during his first year with the Flames, including four 100-yard outings. 13: With a career-high 12 tackles at Jax State last Tuesday, LB Tyren Dupree is 13 stops away from 200 for his career. He would become the first member of this year’s roster to reach the 200-tackle milestone. 100: If RB Quinton Cooley rushes for 100+ yards on Tuesday, he would become the first Flame with four straight 100-yard games since Rashad Jennings posted a programrecord 10 consecutive 100-yard outings spanning the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

W IL L IAM S STAD IU M CL E A R BAG POL I CY CLEAR BAG POLICY In an effort to enhance fan safety and expedite entrance to Williams Stadium, Liberty University has implemented a security screening process that includes a clear bag policy. This initiative limits the size and types of bags that can be brought into the stadium by fans. Only clear tote bags that do not exceed 12”

x 6” x 12,” 1-gallon plastic freezer bags, and small handheld clutch purses (no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”) will be allowed into Williams Stadium. Liberty Athletics encourages guests to arrive at least 60 minutes prior to kickoff to avoid lines and enjoy the pregame, in-stadium activities.

ACCEPTABLE BAGS 6.5” 12”

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P LAYE R FE ATU R E STORY

LEARNING TO LEAD: QUINTON REESE

Life works in mysterious ways. You never know when a turning point is coming. In my life, one of those pivotal moments happened in our sixth game of the 2021 season against Middle Tennessee. I tore my biceps. The injury sidelined me for more than six months until the following spring. Aside from rehabbing, I used the time to really focus on personal growth.

To get there, it’s going to take all of us being on the same page and working together towards that goal.

CULTURE COUNCIL

But how do we all get on the same page? I often compare a football team to a family. And like many families, football teams are big and players have different opinions, lifestyles, approaches, and personalities. Getting dozens of young men to move as one is a tough task. And that’s where the Culture Council comes in.

And it changed my perspective on everything — my approach to the game, my goals in life, and so much more.

It’s comprised of multiple players on the team that serve as intermediaries between the coaching staff and players.

It invigorated my desire to be a leader here at Liberty on and off the football field.

It allows us to discuss what works well, what’s bringing the team down, and, more importantly, what we can all do to elevate our game and get on that same page.

NOT A BORN LEADER I never labeled myself as a leader.

I thought I was a person who worked hard, and if I was ever in a position to lead, it was by example. A great leader sees what you can be more than what you are, and Coach Freeze helped me bring that out. Still, leadership takes time. It’s not like you just wake up one day and decide to lead, right? You have to walk the walk and then talk the talk. Every single day.

The better the culture, the better the environment, the better our performance. It’s that simple. I’m very grateful to be a part of the Culture Council, and it’s pretty wild to think that I’m the youngest one. It feels great to be a representative of my brothers and use my voice to help improve our team and discuss the challenges we face. Culture needs to be nurtured constantly. The job is never finished.

Luckily, I had a teammate who showed me how to do just that — Ben Alexander. He showed us all the way, to be honest. How to work, train, and compete. He set the example and never faltered. Whether he played 100 snaps or zero snaps, his attention and focus remained the same. As a team, we found that inspiring. If he’s holding up his end, how can we not? Now, it’s my turn to do what Ben did for my class. To lead the next group of players and show them the Liberty way. How we approach practice, play the game, and what our north star is — making it to another bowl game!

P LAYE R FE ATU R E STORY Having a resource like this is instrumental to our on-field success.

HUNGER FOR MORE

To be a great leader, you must know that there is more to learn. I’m not a finished product, and I’ll always be a leader in training. That means continuing to perfect my analyses in the film room, working on how to optimize my time in the weight room, and being more conscious of nutrition and what I put in my body.

values and beliefs. I believe your legacy isn’t what you accomplish but who you inspire. I’ll do whatever I can to help lead the underclassman and show them who they can be and what they can achieve with the right attitude. We over me. Culture over accomplishments. That’s my ethos, and that’s Liberty Football.

I really became aware of this during my rehab when I was working so hard just to get back what I lost — and I took that negative experience and turned it into a blessing. And isn’t that what leadership is all about? Going through challenging moments and guiding oneself to a better place? Being a member of Liberty has changed my life. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to get a world-class education, I’m playing football at a high level, and I’m a leader of men and a follower of Christ. My future goals are ambitious and lofty; I want bowl wins, a graduate degree, and to make it to the NFL. Yet, none of that matters if I don’t stay true to my

O PPON EN T R OSTE R 2023 MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS

NO. NAME.............................. YEAR ...... POS....... HT. ......WT....... HOMETOWN

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Richard Kinley................................ R-Jr................. DE.............. 6-3...........235...........Memphis, Tenn. Teldrick Ross.................................. R-Sr................ CB.............. 5-11.........194...........Macon, Ga. Jorden Starling.............................. R-Sr................ DT............... 6-5...........272...........Chattanooga, Tenn. DJ England-Chisolm.................... Sr..................... WR............. 5-8...........152...........Moncks Corner, S.C. Johnathan Butler.......................... R-Sr................ LB............... 6-1...........223...........Sumter, S.C. Kyle Lowe........................................ R-Fr................ QB.............. 5-11.........198...........Collierville, Tenn. DJ Riles............................................ R-Fr................ QB.............. 6-0...........193...........Columbus, Ga. Jordan Branch............................... R-Sr................ DT............... 6-0...........290...........Maury City, Tenn. Jeremy Tate Jr............................... R-Sr................ WR............. 6-5...........259...........Columbus, Miss. Jakobe Thomas............................. R-So............... S................. 6-2...........190...........Tullahoma, Tenn. Zaylin Wood................................... R-Jr................. DE.............. 6-2...........273...........Bowdon, Ga. Zeke Rankin.................................... Jr..................... PK.............. 5-8...........200...........Alcoa, Tenn. Devyn Curtis................................... R-So............... LB............... 6-2...........235...........Nashville, Tenn. Elijah Metcalf.................................. R-So............... WR............. 5-9...........164...........Charlotte, N.C. Drew Francis.................................. Jr..................... LB............... 6-3...........222...........Knoxville, Tenn. Jaxson Judge................................. Fr..................... QB.............. 6-1...........198...........Jacksonville, Fla. Nicholas Vattiato........................... R-So............... QB.............. 6-1...........196...........Plantation, Fla. Jalen Davis...................................... R-Jr................. LB............... 5-11.........200...........Kingsland, Ga. Sam Driggers................................. Fr..................... QB.............. 5-11.........205...........Medina, Tenn. Javonte Sherman.......................... R-So............... WR............. 6-2...........189...........Valdosta, Ga. Justin Olson.................................... R-Jr................. WR............. 6-2...........205...........Huntersville, N.C. Ren Hefley...................................... R-Jr................. QB.............. 6-1...........192...........Little Rock, Ark. Tylus Hancock................................ R-Jr................. S................. 6-2...........203...........Marietta, Ga. Tra Fluellen..................................... Sr..................... S................. 6-2...........210...........Gilmer, Texas Kalani Norris................................... R-Jr................. WR............. 6-0...........162...........Miami, Fla. Stone Frost..................................... R-Jr................. QB.............. 5-11.........207...........Decaturville, Tenn. James Douglas.............................. R-So............... LB............... 6-1...........204...........Fort Worth, Texas Zack Dobson.................................. R-Sr................ WR............. 5-8...........170...........Lonsdale, Tenn. A’Varius Sparrow.......................... R-So............... RB.............. 5-10.........190...........Orlando, Fla. Parker Hughes............................... R-So............... LB............... 6-2...........210...........Elizabethton, Tenn. Jaiden Credle................................. So.................... RB.............. 6-1...........193...........Columbus, Ga. Chris Johnson................................ R-So............... S................. 5-10.........183...........Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jalen Jackson................................. R-Jr................. CB.............. 6-2...........177...........Gilmour, Texas Frank Peasant................................ Jr..................... RB.............. 5-11.........196...........Pensacola, Fla. Scott Payne.................................... R-Jr................. PK.............. 5-10.........177...........Signal Mountain, Tenn. Bryce Bailey.................................... R-So............... WR............. 5-10.........168...........Cochran, Ga. Emmanuel Mann........................... Jr..................... CB.............. 6-0...........179...........Columbus, Ga. Jayce Gardner................................ R-Jr................. RB.............. 5-11.........210...........Moore, Okla. De’Arre McDonald......................... R-So............... CB.............. 6-0...........208...........Murfreesboro, Tenn. Tyrell Raby...................................... R-So............... CB.............. 5-11.........173...........Baton Rouge, La. Raymond Banner.......................... R-So............... RB.............. 6-0...........182...........Anaheim, Calif. Deonte Stanley.............................. R-Jr................. CB.............. 6-3...........194...........Dillon, S.C. Jekail Middlebrook....................... Fr..................... RB.............. 5-9...........186...........Fayetteville, Ga. Sam Brumfield............................... Jr..................... LB............... 5-11.........226...........Pearl, Miss. James Jackson.............................. Fr..................... S................. 6-0...........161...........Pahokee, Fla. Jordan Thompson........................ Fr..................... LB............... 5-11.........209...........Charlotte, N.C. Justus Chadwick........................... R-Fr................ PK.............. 6-0...........191...........Tullahoma, Tenn. James Shellman IV....................... Jr..................... CB.............. 6-0...........190...........Savannah, Ga. ZaBrien Harden............................. R-So............... DE.............. 6-3...........246...........Swainsboro, Ga. Terry Wilkins.................................. R-So............... RB.............. 5-8...........187...........Memphis, Tenn. Anthony Bynum............................ Fr..................... DL............... 6-3...........258...........Covington, Ga. Raquon Hartley............................. R-Jr................. LB............... 6-1...........192...........Saluda, S.C. Da’Shawn Elder............................. R-So............... LB............... 6-0...........218...........Watkinsville, Ga. Markel James................................. Fr..................... LB............... 6-2...........217...........Wacissa, Fla. Trevon Ferrell................................. R-Fr................ WR............. 5-10.........170...........Atlanta,Ga. Jalen Rayam................................... R-Sr................ LB............... 6-1...........219...........Alabaster, Ala. Marvae Myers................................. R-Jr................. S................. 6-0...........188...........West Orlando, Fla. Jamison Greenway....................... R-Jr................. WR............. 5-9...........172...........Nashville, Tenn. Caden Williams.............................. R-Fr................ WR............. 6-0...........235...........Buford, Ga. Miles Tillman................................... R-So............... P................. 5-11.........207...........Huntsville, Ala. James Stewart............................... R-So............... DL............... 6-3...........248...........Antioch, Tenn.

OPPONE NT R OSTE R NO. NAME.............................. YEAR ...... POS....... HT. ......WT....... HOMETOWN 50 51 52 54 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 99

Timar Rogers.................................. R-So............... LB............... 6-2...........214...........Deland, Fla. Nash Stidham................................ R-Fr................ LB............... 5-10.........207...........Medina, Tenn. Muaaz Byard.................................. R-Fr................ LB............... 6-1...........238...........York, Pa. Aaron Wood................................... Fr..................... OL.............. 6-5...........271...........Gadsden, Ala. Connor Dougherty....................... R-Fr................ LS............... 6-3...........257...........Franklin, Tenn. Mateo Guevara.............................. R-Fr................ OL.............. 6-4...........302...........Flowery Branch, Ga. Devin Hayes.................................... R-Sr................ OL.............. 6-6...........284...........Orlando, Fla. Marley Cook................................... R-Jr................. DT............... 6-2...........298...........Water Valley, Miss. Slade Alexander............................ R-So............... LB............... 6-2...........220...........Centre, Ala. Dylan Kling..................................... R-Fr................ LB............... 6-0...........200...........Lake Mary, Fla. Jacob Jackson............................... R-Jr................. LB............... 5-11.........203...........Smyrna, Tenn. J’Shun Bodiford............................. R-Jr................. OL.............. 6-3...........283...........Montgomery, Ala. Simon Wilson................................. R-So............... OL.............. 6-1...........316...........East Moline, Ill. Wilson Kelly.................................... R-So............... OL.............. 6-2...........300...........Danville, Ky. Jacqui Graham............................... R-Sr................ OL.............. 6-4...........263...........Montgomery, Ala. Julius Pierce................................... R-Jr................. OL.............. 6-4...........288...........Sanford, Fla. Daniel Gonzalez............................ So.................... OL.............. 6-5...........291...........Barstow, Calif. Brody Butler................................... Jr..................... LS............... 5-11.........220...........Homewood, Ala. Issac Rue......................................... Fr..................... OL.............. 6-6...........303...........Muscle Shoals, Ala. Luke Marek..................................... Fr..................... OL.............. 6-1...........295...........Franklin, Tenn. Morgan Scott................................. R-So............... OL.............. 6-5...........309...........Germantown, Tenn. Connor Farris................................. Fr..................... OL.............. 6-4...........315...........Fairview, Tenn. Ethan Ellis....................................... Sr..................... OL.............. 6-6...........295...........Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jamari Williams............................. R-Jr................. OL.............. 6-3...........317...........Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ryan Hunt....................................... Fr..................... OL.............. 6-1...........280...........Milton, Fla. Keylan Rutledge............................ So.................... OL.............. 6-4...........308...........Royston, Ga. Sterling Porcher............................ Jr..................... OL.............. 6-4...........304...........Sumpter, S.C. AJ Toney.......................................... Sr..................... WR............. 5-6...........177...........Birmingham, Ala. Mitchell Howell.............................. R-So............... WR............. 5-10.........196...........Lake Orion, Mich. Taharin Sudderth.......................... R-So............... WR............. 6-2...........230...........Alcoa, Tenn. Holden Willis.................................. Jr..................... WR............. 6-4...........211...........Greenback, Tenn. Ethan Crite...................................... Fr..................... WR............. 6-2...........177...........Roswell, Ga. Jaylen Ward................................... R-Fr................ WR............. 6-1...........202...........Bessemer, Ala. Cam’ron Lacy................................. Fr..................... WR............. 5-8...........154...........Toccoa, Ga. Kellen Stewart................................ R-So............... WR............. 5-9...........152...........Rosenberg, Texas Jacob Coleman.............................. R-So............... WR............. 6-3...........228...........Chesterfield, Va. Brandon Buckner.......................... R-So............... DE.............. 6-0...........241...........Charlotte, N.C. Elijah Ealey..................................... R-So............... WR............. 5-11.........170...........Antioch, Tenn. Chayce Smith................................. Fr..................... DE.............. 6-2...........267...........Baxley, Ga. Javon Nelson.................................. R-So............... DT............... 6-4...........300...........Murfreesboro, Tenn. Damonte Smith............................. R-So............... DT............... 6-3...........284...........Savannah, Ga. Vincent Dinkins............................. R-So............... DT............... 6-1...........286...........Acworth, Ga. Ralph Mency................................... Jr..................... DE.............. 6-2...........255...........Jacksonville, Fla. Tyrece Edwards............................. R-Fr................ DT............... 6-2...........274...........Knoxville, Tenn. Kasey Bonds................................... R-Fr................ DT............... 5-8...........263...........Bolivar, Tenn. Quindarius Dunnigan................... R-Jr................. DE.............. 6-4 ..........256 ..........Chattanooga, Tenn. Shakai Woods................................ Fr..................... DT............... 6-1...........270...........Douglasville, Ga. Trey Turk.......................................... Jr..................... P................. 6-1...........204...........Murfreesboro,Tenn. Ja’Darious Morris.......................... Fr..................... DT............... 6-1...........250...........Fort Valley, Ga.

LIBE RTY R OSTER 2023 LIBERTY FLAMES

NO.... NAME..........................YEAR......POS.....HT.........WT....... HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0........... Billy Lucas........................ So..............RB..........5-11....... 205......... Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep (Duquesne) 0........... Jerome Jolly Jr.............. So..............LB..........5-11....... 215......... Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin HS 1........... Johnathan Bennett...... Sr................QB.........6-0.......... 230......... Summerville, S.C./Summerville HS 1........... Larry Jones III................. Fr................DE..........6-1.......... 240......... Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 2........... Victor Venn..................... R-Fr...........RB..........5-7.......... 170......... Buford, Ga./Buford HS (Colorado) 2........... Jaylon Jimmerson........ Sr................S.............5-10....... 205......... Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg HS (Incarnate Word) 3........... James Jointer Jr............ R-Fr...........RB..........6-0.......... 215......... Little Rock, Ark./Parkview HS (Arkansas) 3........... Kobe Singleton ............. Jr................CB..........5-11....... 185......... Tallahassee, Fla./Chiawana HS (Southern Utah) 4........... CJ Daniels........................ Jr................WR........6-2.......... 200......... Lilburn, Ga./Parkview HS 4........... Jay Hardy......................... Jr................DT..........6-3.......... 300......... Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie HS (Auburn) 5........... Noah Frith........................ Sr................WR........6-4.......... 205......... Woodstock, Ga./Woodstock HS 5........... Elijah Hopkins................ R-Fr...........CB..........5-10....... 185......... Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS (Coastal Carolina) 6........... Errol Rogers Jr............... Jr................WR........5-11....... 195......... Deland, Fla./Lafayette Christian (Louisiana) 6........... Brandon Bishop............ Sr................DB.........6-0.......... 200......... Tuscaloosa, Ala./Hillcrest HS (Louisiana) 7........... Kaidon Salter.................. So..............QB.........6-1.......... 200......... Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS (Tennessee) 7........... Tysheik Galloway.......... Jr................DT..........6-0.......... 300......... Anderson, S.C./Belton Honea Path HS (Coffeyville CC) 8........... Trey Lowe........................ Sr................QB.........6-2.......... 215......... Collierville, Tenn./Bolivar Central HS (Southern Miss) 8........... Joshua Wiggins............ R-Fr...........CB..........6-0.......... 180......... Spring, Texas/Klein Oak HS (Colorado) 9........... Elijah Smoot................... Sr................WR........6-0.......... 180......... Beggs, Okla./Beggs HS (UT Martin) 9........... Kendy Charles................ Sr................DT..........6-0.......... 280......... Orange Park, Fla./Orange Park HS 10........ Nate Hampton............... So..............QB.........6-5.......... 225......... Advance, N.C./Davie County HS 11........ Darius Copeland........... Fr................WR........6-0.......... 190......... Birmingham, Ala./Pelham HS 11........ CJ Bazile Jr...................... So..............DE..........6-1.......... 250......... Miami, Fla./Miramar HS 12........ Zak Burnett .................... Jr................QB.........6-0.......... 185......... Guntersville, Ala./Guntersville HS (Samford) 12 ....... Maurice Freeman III .... So..............LB..........6-1.......... 205......... Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS 13........ D’Wayne Crawford...... Sr................WR........5-6.......... 160......... Concord, N.C./CFA Academy (East Carolina) 13........ Amari Williams.............. Jr................DT..........6-0.......... 280......... North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach HS (Fullerton College) 14........ Kylen Austin.................... So..............WR........6-0.......... 165......... Baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s School 14........ Elijah Auguste................ Jr................DB.........5-9.......... 185......... Everett, Mass./Everett HS 15........ Bentley Hanshaw ........ Sr................TE..........6-4.......... 245......... Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS (BYU) 15........ Brylan Green................... So..............S.............5-9.......... 170......... Opelousas, La./Lafayette Christian Academy 16........ Reese Mooney............... Fr................QB.........6-0.......... 200......... Denham Springs, La./Denham Springs HS 16........ Quinton Reese............... Sr................S.............6-0.......... 190......... Alpharetta, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic HS 17........ Bo Burklow..................... Fr................TE..........6-2.......... 250......... Brentwood, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Academy 17........ Bryson Jennings........... R-Fr...........DE..........6-4.......... 230......... Richmond, Va./Clover Hill HS (North Carolina) 18........ Victor Jones Jr............... Fr................WR........6-1.......... 200......... Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS (Nebraska) 18........ Chike Nwankwo............ R-Jr...........LB..........6-0.......... 235......... Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan HS (Abilene Christian) 19........ Reese Smith.................... Jr................WR........5-10....... 190......... Danville, Ky./Boyle County HS (West Virginia) 19........ Miyon Conaway ........... R-Fr...........DE..........6-2.......... 245......... Hazlehurst, Ga./Jeff Davis HS 20........ Quinton Cooley............. Jr................RB..........5-7.......... 210......... Bailey, N.C./Southern Nash HS (Wake Forest) 20........ Dexter Ricks Jr............... R-Fr...........CB..........5-11....... 175......... Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin HS 21........ Treon Sibley.................... Sr................WR........6-1.......... 210......... Akron, Ohio/Coventry HS 21........ Marquis Bell.................... So..............CB..........5-11....... 190......... Oceanside, Calif./El Camino HS (Palomar CC) 22........ Coleman Baker.............. R-Fr...........WR........5-11....... 175......... Brentwood, Tenn. /David Lipscomb Academy 22........ Jayden Sweeney ......... R-Fr...........S.............5-11....... 185......... Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville HS 23........ Malik Caper..................... Sr................RB..........6-0.......... 235......... Hurst, Texas/Grapevine Faith Christian School 23........ TJ Bush.............................. Fr................DE..........6-2.......... 255......... Woodbridge, Va./Freedom HS 24........ Vaughn Blue................... Fr................RB..........5-11....... 190......... Mount Pleasant, S.C./Oceanside Collegiate Academy 24........ Preston Hodge.............. Jr................DB.........5-11....... 195......... Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie HS (Navarro) 25........ Joseph Carter................. So..............LB..........6-0.......... 235......... Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian HS 26........ Amarian Williams......... So..............CB..........5-10....... 175......... Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS 27........ Bryan Whitehead II...... So..............DE..........6-1.......... 245......... Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS (Pearl River CC) 28........ Justin Gipson.................. So..............RB..........5-8.......... 190......... Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS 28........ Jamal Miles...................... Fr................CB..........6-0.......... 170......... Pelham, Ala./Pelham HS 29........ A’Khori Jones................. So..............S.............5-10....... 195......... Macon, Ga./Mount De Sales Academy 30........ Jordan Norwood.......... R-Fr...........LB..........6-1.......... 215......... Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christian School 31........ Christian Bodnar........... Fr................S.............5-11....... 175......... Brandon, Fla./Bloomingdale Sr. HS

L I B E RTY R OSTE R NO.... NAME..........................YEAR......POS.....HT.........WT....... HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 32........ Jabin Ford........................ So..............S.............5-11....... 170......... Butler, Ga./Taylor County HS (Coffeyville CC) 33........ Kyle Hanks....................... R-Fr...........RB..........5-9.......... 180......... Salem, Va./Glenvar HS 33 ....... Lawrence Brown........... R-Fr. .......CB..........6-1.......... 195......... Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County HS 34........ Olan Robinson............... Fr................LB..........6-0.......... 220......... Covington, Ga./Newton HS 35........ Tyren Dupree.................. Sr................LB..........6-2.......... 215......... Leesburg, Ala./Cherokee HS 36........ Tromontez Booker....... So..............S.............5-11....... 160......... Appomattox, Va./Appomattox HS 37........ Owen McCone............... R-Fr. ........LB..........5-11....... 200......... Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville HS 37........ Max Morgan.................... So..............P.............6-2.......... 220......... Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal School 38 ....... Jaylin Belford................. R-Fr. ........RB..........5-8.......... 160......... Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 38 ....... Tre Lawing....................... R-Fr. ........S.............6-0.......... 200......... Appomattox, Va./Appomattox County HS 39........ Russian Williams........... Jr................RB..........5-7.......... 155......... Burke, Va./Robinson HS 39........ Dylan Mullins.................. R-Fr...........S.............5-11....... 180......... Fayetteville, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy 40........ Anderson St. Clair........ Fr................TE..........6-2.......... 220......... Monroe, N.C./Forest Hills HS 42........ Nick Brown...................... So..............K.............6-4.......... 170......... Frisco, Texas/Centennial HS 43........ Sam Perry........................ Jr................K.............6-3.......... 220......... Forest City, N.C./ Rutherford Early College HS (Gardner-Webb) 44........ Ike Okoye......................... So..............DE..........6-3.......... 255......... Silver Spring, Md./Wheaton HS 44........ Austin Turner.................. So..............LS...........6-2.......... 280......... Elon, N.C./Western Alamance HS 45........ Jackson Shirer............... Jr................DE..........6-1.......... 245......... Arlington, Texas/Martin HS 46........ Nick Days......................... Sr................LB..........6-2.......... 235......... Miami, Fla./North Miami HS (Toledo) 47........ Ryan Manis...................... Fr................LS...........6-1.......... 205......... Wilmington, N.C./E.A. Laney HS 48........ Caleb Ryan...................... R-Fr...........TE..........6-2.......... 240......... Bellingham, Wash./Lynden Christian HS 48........ Barrett Newman........... Fr................LB..........6-0.......... 215......... Bossier City, La./Parkway HS 49........ Grey Carroll..................... R-So.........DE..........6-1.......... 245......... Maryville, Tenn./Alcoa HS (Georgia Tech) 50........ Chase Mitchell................ Jr................OL..........6-4.......... 320......... Washington, Pa./Washington HS 51........ Harrison Hayes.............. So..............OL..........6-4.......... 290......... Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland HS 52........ Jonathan Graham........ Sr................OL..........6-5.......... 330......... La Plata, Md./La Plata HS 53........ Jordan White................. Jr................OL..........6-2.......... 295......... Largo, Md./DeMartha Catholic (West Virginia) 54........ Cal Grubbs....................... Fr................OL..........6-3.......... 295......... Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS 54........ Caeden Callahan........... R-Fr. ........LB..........6-0.......... 225......... Acworth, Ga./North Cobb Christian School 55........ Brendan Schlittler........ Sr................OL..........6-5.......... 315......... Eureka, Mo./Eureka HS 55........ Donovan Dozier............ Fr................DE..........6-2.......... 245......... Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons HS 61........ Aaron Fenimore............ Fr................OL..........6-1.......... 270......... Senoia, Ga./East Coweta HS 63........ Xavior Gray..................... Jr................OL..........6-8.......... 335......... Massillon, Ohio/Jackson HS (Akron) 64........ Phillip Doss...................... So..............OL..........6-3.......... 275......... Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 68........ Hunter Porterfield........ So..............OL..........6-4.......... 290......... Richmond, Va./Benedictine College Prep 70........ Austin Anderson........... Fr................OL..........6-4.......... 285......... Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green HS 73........ X’Zauvea Gadlin............ Sr................OL..........6-4.......... 320......... Grand Prairie, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS (Tulsa) 74........ Jacob Lecates ............... R-Fr. .......OL ........6-6.......... 340......... Trinity, N.C./Ben Lippen School 75........ Jack Tucker..................... R-So.........OL..........6-7.......... 295......... Argyle, Texas/Argyle HS (Texas Tech) 76........ Jaquan Reid.................... So..............OL..........6-5.......... 295......... Cameron, N.C./Overhills HS 77........ Tajh Boyd......................... Fr................OL..........6-4.......... 295......... Chesapeake, Va./Oscar F. Smith HS 78........ Brian Hannibal............... Jr................OL..........6-3.......... 305......... Silver Spring, Md./James Hubert Blake HS 80........ Cole Peterlin................... Sr................WR........6-1.......... 185......... Schwenksville, Pa./ Perkiomen Valley HS 81........ Markel Fortenberry...... R-Fr...........WR........6-4.......... 205......... Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS 82........ Aaron Bedgood............ Sr................WR........5-8.......... 165......... Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill HS (Coastal Carolina) 83........ Austin Henderson........ Jr................TE..........6-5.......... 250......... Nashville, Tenn./Ensworth HS (Minnesota) 84........ Jacob Jenkins................ Jr................TE..........6-3.......... 220......... Hoover, Ala./Spain Park HS (Coastal Carolina) 85........ Brayden Beck................. Jr................K.............5-10....... 200......... Carrollton, Texas/Hebron HS 86........ Eddie Ogle....................... Sr................WR........5-9.......... 170......... Allentown, Pa./Liberty Christian Academy 87........ Caleb Botchway............ R-Fr...........WR........6-2.......... 185......... Zürich, Switzerland/Knoxville Catholic HS 88........ Billy Durocher................ Jr................TE..........6-3.......... 240......... St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North HS (Saddleback) 89........ Jerry Mervil..................... Jr................WR........5-9.......... 220......... Malden, Mass./Malden HS 90........ Eliyt Nairne...................... Fr................DT..........6-1.......... 295......... Charlotte, N.C./Olympic HS 91........ Marius Landsfeld.......... Fr................DL..........6-4.......... 260......... Brühl, Germany/Ursula (Fork Union) 92........ Chris Boti.......................... So..............DT..........6-1.......... 275......... Columbia, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti HS 93........ Rick Weaver.................... Sr................DT..........5-11....... 335......... Madison County, Va./Covenant HS 94........ Nathan Pirolli.................. Fr................DT..........6-3.......... 255......... Huntersville, N.C./William A. Hough HS 99........ Bryce Dixon..................... So..............DT..........6-1.......... 270......... Charlotte, N.C./David W. Butler HS

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

TE AM STATI STI CS 2023 LIBERTY (6-0, 4-0 CUSA) 9/2 9/9 9/16 10/5 10/5 10/10 10/17 10/24 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25

BOWLING GREEN...................... W/34-24 NEW MEXICO STATE*............... W/33-17 AT BUFFALO ............................. W/55-27 AT FIU*......................................... W/38-6 SAM HOUSTON* ��W/21-16 AT JACKSONVILLE STATE*....... W/31-13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* AT WESTERN KENTUCKY* LOUISIANA TECH* OLD DOMINION UMASS AT UTEP*

2023 MTSU (2-5, 1-2 CUSA) 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/28 10/4 10/10 10/17 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25

AT ALABAMA...................................... L/7-56 AT MISSOURI..................................... L/19-23 MURRAY STATE............................... W/35-14 COLORADO STATE............................ L/23-31 AT WESTERN KENTUCKY*............... L/10-31 JACKSONVILLE STATE*.................... L/30-45 LOUISIANA TECH*...........................W/31-23 AT LIBERTY* AT NEW MEXICO STATE* FIU* UTEP* AT SAM HOUSTON*

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATISTICS

LIBERTY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

*CONFERENCE USA GAME

Rushing Quinton Cooley Kaidon Salter Billy Lucas Aaron Bedgood

Att 98 69 48 16

Yds 592 337 276 126

Avg 6.0 4.9 5.8 7.9

TD 3 6 2 1

Long 32 43 20 49

Avg/G 98.7 56.2 55.2 21.0

Passing Kaidon Salter

Comp.-Att.-Int. 76-132-2

Pct 57.6

Yds 1353

TD 14

Long 75

Avg/G 225.5

Receiving CJ Daniels Treon Sibley Bentley Henshaw Elijah Smoot Scoring Kaidon Salter Nick Brown Four Players with

No. 18 16 11 7 TD 6 3

Yds 438 385 137 145 FG 4-7 -

Avg. 24.3 24.1 12.5 20.7 Kick 21-21 -

TD 3 3 3 2 X-2 -

Long 75 68 24 42 TP 36 33 18

Avg/G 73.0 64.2 22.8 24.2

Defensive Tyren Dupree Jerome Jolly Jr. Joseph Carter Brandon Bishop

UT 30 16 15 14

AT 23 15 7 5

Total 53 31 22 19

Rushing Jaiden Credle Frank Peasant Nicholas Vattiato Terry Wilkins

Att 59 48 82 9

Yds 316 171 151 106

Avg 5.4 3.6 1.8 11.8

TD 2 2 2 1

Long 71 25 30 75

Avg/G 45.1 34.2 21.6 35.3

Passing Nicholas Vattiato

Comp.-Att.-Int. 177-258-6

Pct 68.6

Yds 1824

TD 11

Long 71

Avg/G 260.6

Receiving Elijah Metcalf Justin Olson Holden Willis DJ England-Chisolm

No. 35 29 27 14

Yds 409 333 412 117

Avg. 11.7 11.5 15.3 8.4

TD 3 1 2 0

Long 71 42 60 30

Avg/G 58.4 47.6 68.7 16.7

Scoring Zeke Rankin Elijah Metcalf Nicholas Vattiato Jaiden Credle

TD 3 3 3

FG 5-7 -

Kick 18-20 -

X-2 -

TP 33 18 18 18

Defensive Sam Brumfield Tra Fluellen Jakobe Thomas Parker Hughes

UT 33 29 27 16

AT 21 17 12 15

Total 54 46 39 31

O P P O N E N T SC HOOL I NFOR MATI ON MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE

member Cedric Dent, United States Senator Al Gore Sr., and Alysha Clark of the WBNA’s Las Vegas Aces.

Location:.................................... Murfreesboro, Tenn. Enrollment:................................ 21,477 Founded:.................................... 1911 Nickname:.................................. Blue Raiders Colors:......................................... Royal Blue & White Conference:............................... Conference USA President:................................... Dr. Sidney McPhee Athletics Director:.................... Chris Massaro

• Middle Tennessee has 15 sports programs, seven men’s and eight women’s. The Blue Raiders are a member of Conference USA.

Did You Know? • Middle Tennessee State University’s campus sits on 466 acres one mile from the geographic center of Tennessee and 1.3 miles east of downtown Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Notable Middle Tennessee alumni include Lady A co-lead vocalist Hillary Scott, Evanescence lead vocalist and Oscar-nominated actress Sandra Locke, Take 6

Rick Stockstill Head Coach 18th Year

PLAYERS TO WATCH

1 Teldrick Ross CB, R-Sr. Macon, Ga.

9 Elijah Metcalf WR, R-So. Charlotte, N.C.

11 Nicholas Vattiato QB, R-So. Plantation, Fla.

17 Tra Fluellen S, Sr. Gilmer, Texas

24 Frank Peasant RB, Jr. Pensacola, Fla.

33 Sam Brumfield LB, R-Jr. Pearl, Miss.

NOTA B L E A LU MNI NOTABLE ALUMNI

WALT AIKENS

MEREDITH ANDREWS

DR. SAMKON GADO

ANTONIO GANDY-GOLDEN

Former NFL Safety

Ear, Nose, & Throat Surgeon; Former NFL Running Back

RASHAD JENNINGS

“Dancing with the Stars” Winner; Former NFL Running Back

SAMANTHA PONDER

Christian Music Artist

SHANNON BREAM

Host of “Fox News Sunday”

BOB GOOD

Former NFL Wide Receiver

U.S. Congressman

JEAN MANES

JAMES MCKNIGHT

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador

JOHN LUKE & MARY KATE ROBERTSON

Former NFL Player

CHIP SMITH

ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown Host

“Duck Dynasty” Personalities

NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, ATP, & PGA Athletic Trainer

TOBYMAC

AVERY WARLEY-TALBERT

MALIK WILLIS

Christian Music Artist

WNBA Center

NFL Quarterback

Liberty University prepares students in every vocation to impact the culture for Christ. Liberty graduates are sought out by employers because of their work ethic, knowledge, practical skills, and integrity. Liberty alumni have found jobs with well-known organizations such as:

LIBE RTY AT A G LA N C E

A 7,000+

700+

ACRE CAMPUS

PROGRAMS OF S TUDY

STUDENTS FROM

ALUMNI

ALL 50 STATES AND MORE THAN 75 COUNTRIES

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ACCREDITED BY

SACSCOC

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100+

TEAMS WITH NCAA

NCAA DIVISION I INDIVIDUAL

CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR THE NEARLY $1.5 BILLION CAMPUS REBUILDING ARE IN FULL FORCE

4,000 SEATS

CONFERENCE ALL-SPORT AWARD WINS IN 23 YEARS

BASKETBALL

LIBERTY ARENA

NEW ARENA FOR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND WOMEN’S VOLLEYBA L L

WI L L IAMS STADI U M

FOOTBALL

25,000+

SEATS

40+ CLUB SPORTS TEAMS AND A TH RIVING INT RAM U RAL P RO G RAM

TEAMS

W ITH FU L LY FU ND E D SCH O LARSH IP S

DIVISION I PROGRAMS

PROVIDING RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW EQUIPPING STUDENTS

Since 1971, Liberty University has become one of the world’s largest Christian universities and has produced 250,000 alumni impacting their fields around the globe. Today, Liberty remains committed to investing in the lives of students, helping them realize their full potential, and bringing glory to God. Liberty holds regional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)* to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. In addition to regional accreditation, many programs at Liberty have earned further accreditation through industry-specific organizations. These accrediting bodies maintain rigorous standards and only recognize educational programs that represent the highest levels of excellence in their specializations. In addition to outstanding residential programs, Liberty is a leader in online education.

COMMITMENT TO CHRISTIAN VALUES

Liberty’s unique character derives from its roots in the fundamentals of the Christian faith, as well as an abiding respect for this nation’s founding principles of limited government, individual liberty, and free enterprise. Our faculty members integrate biblical truth into every discipline while fostering a learning environment in which students are encouraged to excel. Liberty remains on the cutting edge of higher education, providing rigorous academics without compromising its commitment to Christian values.

*Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Liberty University. Normal inquiries about the institution, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Liberty University.

PROVIDING RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW BUILT ON A SOLID FOUNDATION

Since its inception, Liberty University’s mission has been to provide a world-class educational experience with a solid Christian foundation, equipping men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential for success in every aspect of their lives. Students at Liberty are prepared for more than a career — they are prepared for life. As an accredited, evangelical liberal arts institution with 15 colleges and schools and more than 700 programs of study from the certificate to the doctoral level, Liberty offers educational opportunities for students at every stage of life to develop into leaders of vision and integrity. Liberty’s commitment to academic excellence is proven by its inclusion as a Doctoral University by the Carnegie Foundation. It is among only seven percent of schools in the country to receive this prestigious designation. The faculty at Liberty challenge students to think critically and creatively, and to become capable men and women of character who will make a positive impact in their communities and in the world. Service to others isn’t just a concept taught in Liberty classrooms; it’s a conviction our students and alumni live out every day.

LIBE RTY FAC I LI TI E S

DEMOSS HALL

JERRY FALWELL LIBRARY

RESIDENTIAL COMMONS

CENTER FOR NATURAL SCIENCES

CENTER FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE WORSHIP ARTS

Housing computer labs, classrooms, lecture halls, and a rooftop terrace, the 4-story DeMoss Hall serves as one of the primary academic buildings on campus. Connected to DeMoss, the Montview Student Union features additional dining options, space for student clubs, student service centers, and a bowling alley, in addition to lounge seating and open common areas.

With the completion of the third Residential Commons in August 2017, these buildings house nearly 3,000 students. Each building features two-person rooms, private bathrooms, on-site laundry, and a coed common area, providing students with comfortable seating and televisions.

Housing classrooms, a research center, and labs, the 4-story Center for Medical and Health Sciences is home to the College of Osteopathic Medicine and select programs of the School of Health Sciences.

The 4-story Jerry Falwell Library is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, providing resources in both traditional and digital formats. Students can study in a variety of reading rooms, group study rooms, multiple balconies and terraces, and a spacious café.

Located across the lawn from the Jerry Falwell Library, the Center for Natural Sciences houses classrooms, an auditorium, and more than 30 laboratories designed for hands-on learning, including an advanced anatomy lab and a cell culture lab. The 4-story building also contains $2 million in equipment, such as a gene sequencer and GC mass spectrometer.

The Center for Music and the Worship Arts is split between two linked 4-story buildings and houses a concert hall capable of seating 1,600 guests. It is located along Liberty’s main academic corridor, across the courtyard from DeMoss Hall and adjacent to the Jerry Falwell Library.

L I BE RTY FACI L I TI E S

FREEDOM TOWER

Completed in Fall 2017, Freedom Tower is the centerpiece of Liberty’s campus redesign. It stands on the north end of campus and houses the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity as well as spaces for special events. The tower also holds the Rawlings Scriptorium, which exhibits a collection of sacred texts, interactive screens, and a life-size replica of the Gutenberg press.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

A 78,000-square-foot, 3-story building for the school was completed in 2019. The building includes a 500-seat auditorium, information technology labs, data centers, and the Center for Entrepreneurship. It also has a simulated stock trading room featuring glass walls, New York Stock Exchange display boards, and a real-time ticker.

UP & COMING

REBER-THOMAS DINING CENTER

The longtime dining hall has been rebuilt between Commons III and the lake beside the Jerry Falwell Library. The brand-new ReberThomas Dining Center holds around 2,700 students compared to the 2,100 capacity of the former dining hall.

JERRY FALWELL CENTER

Located directly behind and attached to the Hancock Welcome Center, this new center will honor founder Jerry Falwell Sr. as it shares the story of his life and his impact on the world. Guests will see Falwell’s legacy living on today, as the university remains committed to his original mission – Training Champions for Christ.

P RE SI DE NT COSTI N BI O

DONDI E. COSTIN, PH.D. Dr. Dondi Costin began serving as Liberty University’s sixth president on July 1, 2023. He returned to Liberty, his alma mater, after five years as president of Charleston Southern University. He is a retired Major General with more than 32 years of commissioned service in a military career that culminated as a senior leader in the Pentagon, where he served as the eighteenth Air Force Chief of Chaplains. Dr. Costin is a native of Wilmington, N.C., and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986. He then served successively as an industrial engineer evaluating air-to-ground precision guided munitions, chief of scientific analysis on a major command headquarters staff, and assistant professor of aerospace studies at Texas Christian University. After ten years as a line officer, he became an Air Force chaplain in 1996. An ordained Southern Baptist minister, he was endorsed by the Liberty Baptist Fellowship during his 22 years as a chaplain. His chaplain assignments included service as Air Force Basic Military Training chaplain, senior flightline chaplain for both special operations and conventional forces in England, readiness instructor/evaluator preparing Chaplain Corps personnel for worldwide deployment, Air Staff branch chief, wing chaplain in Germany, senior chaplain for the air component mission in Southwest Asia, senior chaplain for Pacific Air Forces, and Air Force Chief of Chaplains. As Chief of Chaplains, he established guidance and provided advice on all matters pertaining to the religious and moral welfare of Air Force personnel and their families. He led an Air Force Chaplain Corps of 2,000 chaplains and Religious Affairs Airmen and was the senior pastor for more than 664,000 personnel. As chairman of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, he advised the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on religious, ethical, and quality-of-life concerns for the entire U.S. military. He assumed the presidency of Charleston Southern University (CSU) immediately following his military career. The university flourished as an unapologetically Christian university under Costin’s leadership, which featured a visionary strategic plan, the university’s award-winning response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, and recognition as the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Business of the Year.

Dr. Costin helped launch the university’s first two doctoral programs, the state’s only four-year aviation program, an engineering department consisting of three engineering concentrations, the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy, and the Strack Center for Global Leadership and Ministry. Costin also oversaw construction of the first residence hall in 30 years, a state-of-the-art engineering and science building, a world class addition to the health science building, a new student center, renovation of the CSU campus store, expansion of the campus coffee shop, and the finest private university intramural complex in South Carolina. Under his leadership, the Limitless Campaign set CSU records for annual giving, one-year campaign giving, and Giving Day totals, while establishing the Hans A. Nielsen College of Business as CSU’s first named college. In addition, new student enrollment increased 20 percent during his tenure, and CSU Athletics enjoyed its best year in university history, finishing third in the Big South Conference Sasser Cup competition while attaining a 3.23 studentathlete cumulative GPA. He also served as president of the Big South Conference during his tenure at Charleston Southern. Dr. Costin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in operations research from the United States Air Force Academy and graduate degrees from Liberty University (M.A. in counseling), Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (M.A. in religion), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Air Command and Staff College (Master of Military Operational Art and Science), Air War College (Master of Strategic Studies), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min in evangelism and church growth; Ph.D. in leadership). Dr. Costin has also received the U.S. Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award and the Military Chaplains Association Distinguished Service Award as Air Force Chaplain of the Year, led his chapel team to recognition as the Air Force Outstanding Large Chapel Organization of the Year, was twice named one of Charleston’s 50 Most Influential People, has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and was commissioned as a Colson Fellow in 2023. His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Gallant Unit Citation, Kosovo Campaign Medal, three Afghanistan Campaign Medals, Korean Defense Service Medal, and NATO Medal. He has been married to Vickey for 34 years. Vickey earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Education degree from Texas Christian University. Her career as a public elementary school music teacher spanned more than 23 years and included teaching assignments in six states.

I A N MCCAW B I O IAN MCCAW Ian McCaw has a vision for Liberty Athletics, and he has worked quickly to make that vision a reality since being named the department’s 11th director of athletics on Nov. 28, 2016. His vision for Liberty’s intercollegiate athletics program is to train Champions for Christ by providing a high quality student-athlete experience and achieving victory with integrity. McCaw has lived out this mission, guiding Liberty Athletics to unparalleled success on the field, in the classroom, and in the local community in his short time on Liberty Mountain. Heading into the 2023-24 athletics season, Liberty’s teams have captured 56 total conference titles since McCaw’s arrival on Liberty Mountain. Under McCaw’s leadership, Liberty Athletics is the fastest growing athletics department in the country. Nearly all 20 of its NCAA Division I programs have reached new heights at the national level in the last few years. Just this last year, Liberty captured five titles during its fifth and final year of ASUN Conference membership in 2022-23, including men’s golf, men’s indoor track & field, men’s outdoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field, and women’s outdoor track & field. The Flames also won a BIG EAST title (field hockey) and a CCSA championship (women’s swimming & diving). Liberty also won at least a share of the ASUN regularseason championship in five sports in 2022-23 (volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s tennis, and women’s lacrosse). The Flames ranked No. 98 in the final 2022-23 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. Liberty has finished inside the top 100 ranking of the top collegiate athletics departments in the country each of the last three years and five times in athletics department history. Liberty’s other top 100 national rankings include No. 70 (2020-21), No. 74 (2021-22), No. 82 (2001-02), and No. 96 (2011-12). Under McCaw’s leadership, Liberty’s transition to the FBS ranks has been one of the most successful in NCAA history. Liberty is one of three teams (also Appalachian State and Marshall) to become bowl eligible in each of its first four seasons after transitioning from the FCS to FBS. The Flames are 3-1 in bowl games, winning the 2019 Cure Bowl, 2020 Cure Bowl, and 2021 LendingTree Bowl titles. Additionally, Liberty ranks third in the country in combined total wins in the last five years by its football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball teams amongst FBS programs. The Flames have claimed 278 combined wins over the last five years, which ranks third behind Baylor (303) and Iowa (280). The Flames rank ahead of Oregon (275), UConn (267), Texas (266), Michigan (262), Alabama (261), and Houston (261). Liberty’s success on the field during McCaw’s time on Liberty Mountain has allowed the visionary athletics director to reshape conference affiliation for the Flames.

Less than three months into his time at the head of the athletics department, McCaw helped launch Liberty into the top level of intercollegiate competition. On Feb. 16, 2017, Liberty received notification that the NCAA had approved its request to enter into a two-year Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) reclassification process. McCaw then helped pave the way for the future of Liberty Athletics on May 17, 2018, when it was announced that 17 of the 20 NCAA Division I programs will end a 27-year run in the Big South Conference to join the ASUN Conference for the 2018-19 athletics season. Liberty Athletics swept all three All-Sport trophies each year the conference presented the award during the Flames’ five-year run as a conference member: 2018-19, 2021-22, and 2022-23. The league did not award any All-Sport trophies during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 athletics seasons due to the cancellation and disruption of the seasons caused by COVID-19. Liberty claimed 90.4 percent of possible points in the Bill Bibb Trophy All-Sport trophies race (537-of-594) in 202223, finishing ahead of second-place Lipscomb (71.56 percent/453-of-633 points). In the era of massive conference realignment, McCaw has the Flames positioned to compete in Conference USA this 2023-24 athletics season. Conference USA is now the all-sports conference for Liberty Athletics, including the Flames’ football team that has competed as an FBS independent program since moving up to the FBS level in 2018. Liberty’s recent success has spawned unprecedented growth in the Flames Club and record-setting football and basketball season ticket sales. During the 2019-20 athletic season, Flames Club donations surpassed the $1 million mark for the first time in athletics department history, aided by 1,265 members. The Flames Club more than doubled its membership total during the 2020-21 athletics season and brought in $2 million to its annual fund. During the 2021-22 season, Flames nation once again more than doubled its support of Liberty Athletics, finishing with 4.1 million in annual fund contributions with a then department record 4,538 members. The Flames Club reached new heights with over 5,000 dedicated members during the 2022-23 academic year, resulting in over $3 million in annual fund contributions. Liberty’s success has not just been limited to the field of competition, as Flames student-athletes are also winning in the classroom. Liberty’s GPA has steadily increased each year McCaw has been at the head of the Liberty Athletics Department, reaching the highest year-end total in department history with a 3.28 cumulative GPA at the end of the 2022-23 academic year. Liberty baseball standout Aaron Anderson was selected the 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Baseball Team Member of the Year by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The award is the top academic student-athlete in NCAA Division I baseball. McCaw’s commitment to the full student-athlete experience has seen Liberty Athletics post an 88 percent Graduation Success Rate each of the last four years, matching the highest mark in recorded athletics department history.

L I B ERTY AT H L E T ICS VISIO N STATE ME NT A ND GOA LS VISION STATEMENT Liberty Athletics trains Champions for Christ by providing a high-quality student-athlete experience and achieving victory with integrity in its intercollegiate athletics program.

GOALS STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE

Student-athletes will be afforded the highest quality academic, athletic, spiritual, and social experience.

CHAMPION PERFORMANCE

Each program will achieve competitive success, and Liberty will be recognized as one of the nation’s fastest rising athletics programs.

CULTURE OF INTEGRITY

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With the Flames on the verge of moving into their firstever FBS conference and the program at its greatest heights, Liberty University hired Jamey Chadwell as the 10th head coach in the program’s history on December 4, 2022. Unprecedented success has followed Chadwell at each of his stops during his 13-year career as a head coach at various levels of football. Overall, Chadwell brings a 99-57 head coaching record that spans stops at North Greenville (2009-2011), Delta State (2012), Charleston Southern (2013-16), and Coastal Carolina (2017 (intern); 2019-22). For five of the last six seasons, Chadwell has guided the rapid growth of the Coastal Carolina football program at the FBS level and in the Sun Belt Conference. Chadwell coached the Chanticleers to first-place finishes in the Sun Belt Conference in 2020 and 2022 (tied for first in East) and a 31-6 record over the last three seasons. He helped Coastal Carolina secure its first two FBS bowl game appearances at the 2020 and 2021 Cure Bowl, including a win over Northern Illinois, 47-41, in the 2021

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EDUCATION: B.S., Economi cs (E ast Te nne s s e e State, ’0 0 ), M BA (Ch a r leston Southern, ’06 ) HOMETOWN: C aryvi l l e, Te nn. WIFE: Solma z CHILDREN: On e s on, James on, and two daughte rs , Aver y a n d Soraya

Tailgreeter Cure Bowl. After guiding Coastal Carolina to an 11-0 regular season record in 2020, Chadwell was named the 2020 Walter Camp Coach of the Year, The Home Depot College Football Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, Sporting News Coach of the Year, CBS Sports/247Sports Coach of the Year, Paul “Bear” Bryant Group of 5 2020 Conference Coach of the Year, and Grant Teaff Coach of the Year Award (FCA). Chadwell’s Chanticleers were ranked in the top 25 Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls for a total of 22 consecutive weeks from Oct. 18, 2020, through Nov. 7, 2021. The Chanticleers were also ranked as high as No. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings in 2020, which set a Sun Belt record. With their back-to-back double-digit wins total in 2020 (11-1) and 2021 (11-2), Coastal Carolina was one of six teams at the FBS level to post back-to-back double-digit win seasons during the two-year span. The Chanticleers (22-3) were one of 10 teams to win

JAME Y CHA DW E L L B I O 20-plus games over the same period: Alabama (26-2), Louisiana (23-2), Cincinnati (22-2), Coastal Carolina (22-3), Notre Dame (21-4), BYU (21-4), Georgia (22-3), Oklahoma (20-4), Oklahoma State (20-5), and Clemson (20-5). During the 2021 season, Coastal Carolina was one of four FBS teams to rank in the top 25 in both total offense (fifth) and total defense (25th) and one of eight teams to rank in the top 25 in both scoring offense (fifth) and scoring defense (25th). The Chants had a total of three players pick up AllAmerica recognition in 2021, as senior tight end Isaiah Likely was named a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), the Pro Football Network (PFN), and the College Football AllSIS, while also picking up 2021 Phil Steele All-American honorable mention honors. Freshman defensive end Josaiah Stewart was named to the 2021 FWAA Freshman All-American team, The Athletic’s 2021 College Football Freshman All-American team, ESPN 2021 College Football True Freshman AllAmerican team, 2021 247Sports True Freshman AllAmerican team, and the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American third team, while also picking up 2021 Phil Steele All-American honorable mention accolades and being named a semifinalist for the 2021 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award. Senior wideout Jaivon Heiligh was named a Phil Steele AllAmerican honorable mention. On top of that, quarterback Grayson McCall was named the 2021 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy (S.C. Heisman) award winner and was a repeat as the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, as a total of 16 Chanticleers picked up All-Sun Belt honors. With his second-straight Conference Player of the Year honor, McCall became one of just four student-athletes in the history of the Sun Belt Conference to pick up multiple Player of the Year honors and do it in back-to-back years. In 2020, Chadwell led the Chanticleers to the program’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference title, an 11-1 overall mark, including an 8-0 Sun Belt Conference record, and the program’s first-ever FBS postseason bowl game. The Chanticleers posted two wins over ranked FBS opponents, the first two such victories in program history, and four wins over top 50 opponents. They were ranked as high as No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 11 in the Amway Coaches Poll, both Sun Belt Conference records. Chadwell saw five players in Tarron Jackson (Walter Camp Football Foundation (first team), Associated Press (first team), FWAA (first team), American Football Coaches Association (first team), ESPN (first team), Reese’s Senior Bowl (first team), Phil Steele Publication (first team)), Sporting News’ (second team), CBS Sports/247Sports (second team), Senior CLASS (second-team All-American)), C.J. Brewer (Associated Press (third team)), Phil Steele Publication (honorable mention)), Grayson McCall (FWAA Freshman AllAmerican, The Athletic’s 2020 College Football Freshman All-American), Willie Lampkin (FWAA Freshman AllAmerican, ESPN College Football’s True Freshman

All-America Team, The Athletic’s 2020 College Football Freshman All-American, 247Sports True Freshman AllAmerican), and Isaiah Likely (Pro Football Focus (PFF) (second team)) all pick up All-American honors in 2020. With his first-team honors from the AP, AFCA, FWAA, and WCFF, Jackson was recognized as a consensus AllAmerican. He was also named a finalist for the Lombardi Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy, and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy; was a Bednarik Award and William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist; and earned a spot on the Ted Hendricks Award watch list. Jackson would go on to be drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round (191st overall pick) of the 2021 NFL Draft, becoming just the seventh Chanticleer in program history to be selected in the NFL Draft. McCall also picked up individual national honors, as the redshirt freshman was named the 2020 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Most Inspirational Freshman. He was also a Manning Award Finalist, a Maxwell Award semifinalist, a Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award semifinalist, and a Shaun AlexanderFWAA Freshman of the Year Award semifinalist. Linebacker Silas Kelly was recognized as a 2020 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year. The team earned 16 selections to the 2020 All-Sun Belt team, including 10 first-team selections. They also secured five of the conference’s six individual awards: Player and Freshman of the Year (McCall), Defensive Player of the Year (Jackson), Newcomer of the Year (D’Jordan Strong), and Coach of the Year (Chadwell). In Chadwell’s first year as the full-time head coach for the Chants in 2019, the Chanticleers went 5-7 overall and highlighted the season with a 12-7 win on the road at Kansas, the program’s first-ever win over a Power 5 opponent on the gridiron. For the second-straight season, the Chants missed bowl eligibility by just one win and finished 2-6 in the Sun Belt Conference. However, the Chants were competitive all season long, as seven of their 12 games on the season were decided by one score (eight points) or less. Chadwell remained the offensive play-caller in 2019 as the Coastal Carolina offense recorded over 400 yards of total offense five times, including a season-high 636 yards in the road win at UMass. The Chants were 23-for29 (79.3 percent) on fourth-down attempts which was the second-best percentage both nationally and in the Sun Belt, while the 23 fourth-down conversions were tied for the third-most nationally behind only Army and Navy with 26. During the 2018 season, Chadwell served as the Chanticleers’ associate head coach under Head Coach Joe Moglia. He was a Broyles Award nominee, an award given annually to college football’s top assistant coach, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Chanticleers’ offense in 2018 led the Sun Belt and ranked in the top 25 nationally in rushing yards per game, red-zone offense, time of possession, first downs, and both third- and fourth-down conversion percentage for much of the season.

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JAME Y CHA DW E L L B I O Coastal Carolina finished the year ranked in the top 10 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage (68.8), fewest penalties (52), fewest penalties per game (4.33), and fewest penalty yards (493). Chadwell served as interim head coach during the 2017 season due to Moglia taking a medical sabbatical. Before his days in Conway, S.C., Chadwell spent four seasons as the head coach at Charleston Southern, where he finished fourth in the FCS National Coach of the Year voting in 2015 and eighth in 2013. He was named Big South Coach of the Year three times (2013, 2015, and 2016), led CSU to conference titles in 2015 and 2016, and guided the Buccaneers to the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Playoffs in each of his last two years. During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Charleston Southern was ranked in the FCS national top 25 polls for 22 consecutive weeks in addition to having a seven-week run to end the 2013 season. The Bucs finished No. 6/7 nationally in the FCS in 2015, was ranked in the FCS top 10 for nine weeks in 2016, and finished ranked No. 14/15 in the FCS final polls. In 2016, Chadwell earned Big South Coach of the Year honors for the second-straight year and for the third time in four years, tying him for the most such accolades in conference history. Charleston Southern ranked No. 14/15 in the FCS final polls as the Bucs beat three ranked opponents along the way. In addition to Chadwell’s recognition as the league’s coach of the year, Charleston Southern had four players named All-America while 12 earned All-Big South honors. Charleston Southern was first in the Big South in yards per rush (6.0) with the Bucs also ranking among the nation’s best in rushing offense (266.5, 6th) and scoring offense (33.0, 20th). Charleston Southern broke through on the national stage in a big way in 2015, compiling a 10-3 overall record and a 6-0 Big South mark en route to achieving a pair of firsts — an outright conference championship and an automatic FCS Division I Championship bid. The Bucs finished the regular season as one of just three programs to go undefeated against fellow FCS competition.

Charleston Southern set a school record for wins during a 10-3 season, climbed as high as No. 12 in the FCS Coaches Poll, spent the final seven weeks of the season in the coaches poll, and finished the year ranked for the first time in school history at No. 22/24. Charleston Southern led the nation in average time of possession and was among national leaders in turnover margin and rushing offense. During the 2012 season, Chadwell served as the head coach at Delta State, following three seasons as the head coach at North Greenville (2009-11). After posting a 2-8 record in his first season as a head coach at North Greenville in 2009, Chadwell turned the program around in year two, going 9-3. He then led North Greenville to the NCAA DII quarterfinals with an 11-3 record in year three and the program’s first-ever national ranking, finishing the 2011 season 12th in the American Football Coaches Association DII Poll. In 2011, North Greenville defeated every team in the South Atlantic Conference in the first year of the fouryear scheduling alliance of which North Greenville is a part. From 2004-08, Chadwell was on staff at Charleston Southern before he was named the North Greenville head coach in 2009. He served as recruiting coordinator and offensive coordinator, helping the Buccaneers with their first-ever Big South Conference title in 2005. Chadwell began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, East Tennessee State, in 2000. From 200003, the former Anderson County (Tenn.) High School star worked with the quarterbacks, tight ends, and running backs while assisting with recruiting and offensive game planning. Chadwell was a four-year letterman at ETSU (1996-99) and was a two-year team captain for the Buccaneers. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics and business education in May 2000 from ETSU and completed his MBA from Charleston Southern in May 2006. Chadwell is married to the former Solmaz Zarrineh, and the couple has one son, Jameson, and two daughters, Avery and Soraya.

Chadwell was named a finalist for the second time for FCS National Coach of the Year, finishing fourth in the national voting, and tabbed the Big South Coach of the Year for the second time after piloting a roster that included 13 all-conference selections. The Bucs finished the year ranked a program-best sixth in the STATS FCS poll and seventh in the FCS Coaches poll after reaching the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. CSU was 8-4 in 2014, led the country in time of possession, and ranked 16th nationally in rushing offense. The Bucs’ aggressive defense also excelled and paced the Big South in total defense, rushing defense, and pass defense. Chadwell’s first year at Charleston Southern resulted in him being named the 2013 Big South Coach of the Year and the AFCA Region II Coach of the Year while finishing eighth in the voting for the Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year award.

COACHI NG STA FF WILLY KORN | CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS COACH C LE M SO N, ’1 0 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY (CO-OC /QB) 201 9 -22 – COASTAL C AROL I NA (CO-OC /QB) 201 7-1 8 – COASTAL C AROL I NA ( WR/ KO) 201 3 -1 6 – CHARL ESTON SOUT HERN ( WR/ R EC. CO O R D I NATOR) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N CO M M UN I CAT I ONS (C L EM SON, ’ 1 0 ) WIFE: CH A RLOT T E CHILDREN: M AGGI E AND LUKE HOMETOWN: LYM AN, S .C .

NEWLAND ISAAC | CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/RUNNING BACKS COACH C H AR LESTO N SO U T HERN , ’ 09 | N O RT H GREEN VI L L E, ’11 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY (CO-OC / RB) 201 9-22 – COASTAL C AROL I NA (CO-OC / RB) 201 8 – COA STAL C AROL I NA ( RB) 201 7 – ALBANY STAT E (ASST. HC /OF F ENS I VE CO O R DI N ATOR) 201 3 -1 6 – CHARL ESTON SOUT HERN ( RB/ T E) 201 2 – DE LTA STAT E ( RB) 20 0 9 -1 1 – NORT H GREENVI L L E ( RB/ WR) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N PH YSI CAL ED UC AT I ON (C HARL ESTON SOUT HERN, ’ 0 9 ) ; M BA (NORT H GREENVI L L E, ’ 1 1 ) HOMETOWN: HOP KI NS , S .C .

COACHI NG STA FF TONY WASHINGTON | PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS COACH A P PALAC HI A N STAT E,’13 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY ( WR) 2022 – W E ST VI RGI NI A ( WR) 2020 -21 – COASTAL C AROL I NA ( WR) 201 9 – LO UI SVI L L E (GA) EDUCATION: BACH E LO R ’S D EGREE I N ARC HI T EC T URE & DE SI G N T EC HNOLOGY AND CONST RUC T I ON M AN AG E M ENT (AP PALAC HI AN STAT E, ’ 1 3 ) WIFE: T I F FANY CHILDREN: TJ AND LANGSTON HOMETOWN: HI GH P OI NT, N.C .

BILL DURKIN | OFFENSIVE LINE COACH UM A SS , ’9 4 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY (OL) 2020 -22 – COASTAL C AROL I NA (OL) 201 8 -1 9 – COASTAL C AROL I NA ( T E/OT ) 201 4 -1 7 – COASTAL C AROL I NA ( RB) 201 0 -1 3 – B OWL I NG GREEN (OL) 20 0 9 – H O FST RA (ASST. HC /OL) 20 0 8 – H O F ST RA (OL) 20 0 4 -07 – RI C HM OND (OL) 20 0 0 -03 – RI C HM OND ( RB) 1 9 97-9 9 – RI C HM OND ( T E/OT ) 1 9 9 5-9 6 – UM ASS (ST RENGT H AND CO N DI T I O NI NG) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N M AR K E T I N G ( UM ASS , ’ 9 4 ) WIFE: V I C TORI A CHILDREN: RYAN AND RAC HEL HOMETOWN: FAI RF I EL D, CONN.

COACHI NG STA FF CODY LADUTKO | TIGHT ENDS COACH AV E R E T T, ’1 1 | COA STAL CA RO L I N A , ’ 20 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY ( T E) 2022 – COA STAL C AROL I NA ( T E) 2020 -21 – COASTAL C AROL I NA (OF F ENS I VE AN ALYST ) 201 9-20 – COASTAL C AROL I NA (OF F ENS I VE GA) 201 8 -1 9 – COASTAL C AROL I NA (OF F ENS I VE Q UALI TY CONT ROL) 201 4 -1 7 – DAVI DSON ( WR) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N COACH I N G (AVERET T, ’ 1 1 ) , M AST ER’ S D EGREE I N I N ST RUCT I ONAL T EC HNOLOGY (COASTAL CAR O LI N A, ’ 2 0 ) WIFE: LI NDSAY CHILDREN: CORA AND D EACON HOMETOWN: HARRI S BURG, N.C .

SKYLOR MAGEE | DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE COACH SOUTHERN MI SS , ’0 5 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY (CO-D C , D L) 201 9-22 – COASTAL C AROL I NA ( D L) 201 7-1 8 – GEORGI A STAT E ( D L) 201 3 -1 6 – CHARL ESTON SOUT HERN ( D L) 201 2 – DE LTA STAT E ( D L) 201 0 -1 2 – P ETAL ( M I SS .) HS ( D L) 20 0 9 – N O RT H GREENVI L L E (CO-D C , D L) 20 0 6 -0 8 – NI C HOL S STAT E ( D L) 20 0 5 – SO UT H C AROL I NA (GA) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE H UM AN PE RFORM ANC E AND P HYS I OLOGY (SO UT H E R N M I SS , ’0 5) WIFE: LE S L I E CHILDREN: KAYLA, GABBY, AND DAX HOMETOWN: P OP LARVI L L E, M .S .

COACHI NG STA FF JOSH LINAM | LINEBACKERS COACH UC F, ’ 1 2 | F LO RI DA , ’18 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI B ERTY ( L B) 2023 – AUBURN ( D EF ENS I VE ANALYST ) 2022 – CATAWBA COL L EGE ( D C / SAF ETY) 2021 – G EORGI A T EC H (S ENI OR D EF ENS I VE AN ALYST ) 201 9-20 – JAC KSONVI L L E STAT E ( L B) 201 7-1 8 – T EM P L E ( D EF ENS I VE ANALYST/ R ECRUI T I N G) 201 6 – F LO RI DA ( D EF ENS I VE GRAD UAT E) 201 5 – UCF (GRAD UAT E ASS I STANT ) 201 4 – H UNT I NGTON COL L EGE ( L B) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N SPO RTS AN D F I T NESS ( UC F, ’ 1 2 ) ; M AST ER’ S DEG R E E I N S P ORT M ANAGEM ENT ( F LORI DA, ’ 1 8) WIFE: TO RI CHILDREN: NAVY AND OAKL EY HOMETOWN: TAVARES , F LA.

DINO WAITES | CORNERBACKS COACH C A R SO N- N EWMA N, ’09 | CA RSO N - N EW M A N , ’ 11 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI BERTY (C B) 2022 – V M I (S) 2021 – ALBANY STAT E (CO-D C / S) 201 2-20 – C ARSON-NEWM AN ( D B, WR, ST. CO O R DI N ATOR) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N M I DDLE G RAD E ED UC AT I ON (C ARSON-NEWM AN, ’ 0 9) ; M AST ER’ S D EGREE I N C URRI C ULUM ST UDI E S (CARSON-NEWM AN, ’ 1 1 ) WIFE: M AD D I E CHILDREN: JAM ES , T I T US AND ROS E HOMETOWN: AL M A, GA.

COACHI NG STA FF AARON FIERBAUGH | SAFETIES COACH AU B URN , ’ 1 5 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI BERTY (SAF ET I ES) 2021 -22 – COASTAL C AROL I NA ( D EF. ANALYST, I N SI DE LB) 201 6 -20 – SOUT H C AROL I NA ( D EF ENS I VE Q UALI TY CONT ROL) 201 3 -1 5 – AUBURN (ST UD ENT ASS I STANT ) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N M AR K E T I N G (AUBURN, ’ 1 5) WIFE: H ANNAH HOMETOWN: FAYET T EVI L L E, GA.

KYLE KRANTZ | SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS COACH N ORTHERN CO LO RA D O, ’ 09 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2023 – LI BERTY (ST COORD./OL B) 2021 -22 – M I SSOURI (S P EC I AL T EAM S ANALYST ) 2020 – SO U T H C AROL I NA (ST COORD./ D B) 201 8 -1 9 – SOUT H C AROL I NA (S P EC I AL T EAM ASSI STAN T/NI C KEL AND SAM L B) 201 6 -1 7 – SOUT H C AROL I NA ( D EF ENS I VE AN ALYST ) 201 5 – AUB URN ( D EF ENS I VE ANALYST ) 201 4 – F LORI DA ( D EF ENS I VE QC ) 201 3 – F LO RI DA (OF F ENS I VE QC ) 201 1 -1 2 – K ENT UC KY (GA) 201 1 – N O RT HWEST ERN ( VOLUNT EER OF F ENS I VE Q C) 20 0 9-1 0 – NORT HERN COLORAD O ( L B) 20 07-0 8 – NORT H C AROL I NA (ST UD ENT ASSI STAN T ) EDUCATION: BAC HELOR’ S D EGREE I N SO CI O LO GY ( NORT HERN COLORAD O, ’ 0 9 ) WIFE: B RI T TANY HOMETOWN: D ENVER, COLO.

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L IB E RTY U N IVE RS I TY CHE E R L E A DE R S

2019 CUR E B OWL

2019 FBC MORTGAGE CURE BOWL SCORING

LIBERTY

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

SCORING SUMMARY: FIRST QUARTER 3:31........LU........... Huntley 57 yard pass from Calvert (Probert)

SECOND QUARTER 14:53......GS........... Kennedy III 10 yard run (Bass) 13:22......LU........... Mack 3 yard run (Probert kick failed) 1:02.......LU........... Probert 46 yard field goal

THIRD QUARTER 12:01......LU........... Gandy-Golden 14 yard pass from Calvert (Probert) 6:20.......GS........... Bass 28 yard field goal 2:49.......GS........... Bass 30 yard field goal

FOURTH QUARTER 1:44.......GS........... Bass 35 yard field goal

In a season that saw the offense grab most of the attention with its gaudy numbers, it was the Liberty defense that showed up in its biggest game. A stout defensive effort led Liberty to a 23-16 win over Georgia Southern, Dec. 21, in the 2019 FBC MortgageCure Bowl. The win capped off the most memorable year in program history. Liberty completed its FBS reclassification process in August, received its first-ever bowl game invitation on Dec. 8 and walked away from Exploria Stadium with a bowl game trophy in hand. With the victory, the Flames became the third FBS transitioning team in NCAA history to win a bowl game during their first season at the FBS level. Flames defensive end Jessie Lemonier was named the 2019 Cure Bowl MVP, finishing the game with eight tackles, including two sacks.

2020 C UR E B OWL

2020 FBC MORTGAGE CURE BOWL SCORING

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LIBERTY

COASTAL CAROLINA

SCORING SUMMARY: FIRST QUARTER 6:59.......LU........... Willis 5 yard run (Barbir kick) 0:06......LU........... Willis 6 yard run (Barbir kick)

SECOND QUARTER 6:00......CCU......... Biscardi 21 yard field goal 2:02.......CCU......... Likely 25 yard pass from McCall 0:42.......LU........... Barbir 27 yard field goal

THIRD QUARTER 8:28.......LU Willis 10 yard run (Barbir kick) 4:36.......CCU Latushko 43 yard pass from McCall

FOURTH QUARTER 13:22......LU........... Willis 3 yard run (Barbir kick) 10:34.....CCU......... McCall 1 yard run (Biscardi kick) 5:03.......LU........... Barbir 32 yard field goal 3:01........CCU......... Latushko 5 yard pass from McCall

OVERTIME 15:00.....LU........... Barbir 44 yard field goal

Liberty’s Elijah James blocked a gameending field goal attempt in overtime, securing No. 23/23 Liberty’s 37-34 win over No. 9/11 Coastal Carolina in the 2020 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. The Flames finished their second season of full FBS bowl eligibility with a 10-1 record, winning the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl for the second year in a row. Liberty is just the second team (also Appalachian State) to win bowl games in each of its first two seasons of bowl eligibility following a transition from the FCS. Liberty snapped Coastal Carolina’s (11-1) 12-game winning streak, which was tied for the longest FBS winning streak in the nation, and earned its firstever win over an FBS Top 25 program. Liberty quarterback Malik Willis was named Cure Bowl MVP after totaling 357 yards of offense and rushing for a Cure Bowl-record four touchdowns.

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2021 LENDINGTREE BOWL SCORING

LIBERTY

EASTERN MICHIGAN

SCORING SUMMARY: FIRST QUARTER 7:48.......EMU........ Ryland 27 yard field goal 3:08.......LU........... Stubbs 54 yard pass from Willis (Beck) 2:27.......LU........... Thomas 27 yd. interception ret. (kick failed)

SECOND QUARTER 13:01......EMU........ Evans 2 yard run (Ryland kick) 12:07......LU........... Green 34 yard run (kick failed) 6:22.......LU........... Huntley 20 yard pass from Willis (Beck) 0:16.......LU........... Willis 2 yard run (Beck)

THIRD QUARTER 11:02......LU........... Willis 35 yard run (Team rush failed) 7:08.......LU........... Beck 43 yard field goal 2:44.......LU........... Douglas 3 yard pass from Willis (Beck)

Liberty quarterback Malik Willis accounted for five of the Flames’ seven touchdowns on the day, leading Liberty to a convincing 56-20 win over Eastern Michigan in the 2021 LendingTree Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Willis was named the LendingTree Bowl MVP after finishing the game with 289 total offensive yards (58 rushing, 231 passing). Flames running back T.J. Green, was named the LendingTree Bowl Offensive MVP and safety Skyler Thomaswas named the LendingTree Bowl Defensive MVP. Liberty, in its third year of full FBS eligibility, earned its third straight bowl victory. The Flames join Appalachian State (2015-20) as the only teams to win bowl games in each of their first three years after transitioning to FBS from FCS.

FOURTH QUARTER 10:48.....LU........... Shaa 64 yard pass from Bennett (Beck) 5:26.......EMU........ Ryland 43 yard field goal 4:29.......EMU........ Hubbard 34 yd. interception ret. (Ryland)

P LAY E R HE A DSHOTS

0 BILLY LUCAS

0 JEROME JOLLY JR.

1 JOHNATHAN BENNETT

1 LARRY JONES III

2 VICTOR VENN

2 JAYLON JIMMERSON

3 JAMES JOINTER JR.

3 KOBE SINGLETON

4 CJ DANIELS

4 JAY HARDY

5 NOAH FRITH

5 ELIJAH HOPKINS

6 JERROL ROGERS JR. Jr. | WR

7 KAIDON SALTER

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6 BRANDON BISHOP Sr. | DB

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7 TYSHEIK GALLOWAY

8 TREY LOWE

8 JOSHUA WIGGINS

9 ELIJAH SMOOT

9 KENDY CHARLES

10 NATE HAMPTON

11 DARIUS COPELAND

11 CJ BAZILE JR.

12 ZAK BURNETT

12 MAURICE FREEMAN III

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13 D’WAYNE CRAWFORD

13 AMARI WILLIAMS

14 KYLEN AUSTIN

14 ELIJAH AUGUSTE

15 BENTLEY HANSHAW

15 BRYLAN GREEN

16 REESE MOONEY

16 QUINTON REESE

17 BO BURKLOW

17 BRYSON JENNINGS

18 VICTOR JONES JR.

18 CHIKE NWANKWO

19 REESE SMITH

19 MIYON CONAWAY

20 QUINTON COOLEY

2O DEXTER RICKS JR.

21 TREON SIBLEY

21 MARQUIS BELL

22 COLEMAN BAKER

22 JAYDEN SWEENEY

24 PRESTON HODGE

25 JOSEPH CARTER

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23 MALIK CAPER Sr. | RB

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26 AMARIAN WILLIAMS

27 BRYAN WHITEHEAD II

28 JUSTIN GIPSON

28 JAMAL MILES

29 A’KHORI JONES

30 JORDAN NORWOOD

31 CHRISTIAN BODNAR

32 JABIN FORD

33 KYLE HANKS

33 LAWRENCE BROWN

34 OLAN ROBINSON

35 TYREN DUPREE

36 TROMONTEZ BOOKER

37 OWEN MCCONE

37 MAX MORGAN

38 JAYLIN BELFORD

38 TRE LAWING

39 RUSSIAN WILLIAMS

39 DYLAN MULLINS

40 ANDERSON ST. CLAIR

42 NICK BROWN

43 SAM PERRY

44 IKE OKOYE

44 AUSTIN TURNER

45 JACKSON SHIRER

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47 RYAN MANIS

48 CALEB RYAN

48 BARRETT NEWMAN

49 GREY CARROLL

50 CHASE MITCHELL

51 HARRISON HAYES

52 JONATHAN GRAHAM

53 JORDAN WHITE

54 CAL GRUBBS

54 CAEDEN CALLAHAN

55 BRENDAN SCHLITTLER

55 DONOVAN DOZIER

61 AARON FENIMORE

63 XAVIOR GRAY

64 PHILLIP DOSS

65 HUNTER PORTERFIELD

70 AUSTIN ANDERSON

73 X’ZAUVEA GADLIN

74 JACOB LECATES

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75 JACK TUCKER

76 JAQUAN REID

77 TAJH BOYD

78 BRIAN HANNIBAL

80 COLE PETERLIN

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81 MARKEL FORTENBERRY

82 AARON BEDGOOD

83 AUSTIN HENDERSON

84 JACOB JENKINS

85 BRAYDEN BECK

86 EDDIE OGLE

87 CALEB BOTCHWAY

88 BILLY DUROCHER

89 JERRY MERVIL

90 ELIYT NAIRNE

91 MARIUS LANDSFELD

92 CHRIS BOTI

93 RICK WEAVER

94 NATHAN PIROLLI

99 BRYCE DIXON

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WILLIAMS STADIUM ON L IBERTY UNI V E R SI TY’S CA MPUS, NE A R THE MAIN E NT RA NCE , A ND A DJACE NT TO THE HAN CO CK WE LCO ME CE NT E R

FACILITIES

The Liberty Football Center, complete with coaches’ offices, locker room, equipment room, recruiting area, team lounge, weight room, and training room, is located at the north end of the stadium. Carter Tower, complete with 18 luxury suites, is located above the west bleachers. Visiting teams are provided with a full player and coaches’ locker room inside the Liberty Indoor Practice Facility.

W I L L I A MS STA DI U M

25,000+ SEATING CAPACITY P LAY ING S U R FAC E

ASTROTURF AR C H IT EC T

HAKEN/CORLEY AND ASSOCIATES OF RALEIGH, N.C. CONST RU C T ION

STEEL & CONCRETE CONT RAC TOR

MCDEVITT & STREET OF RALEIGH, N.C. R ENOVATOR

BRANCH & ASSOCIATES OF RICHMOND, VA. (2010) AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC. (CMA) OF LYNCHBURG, VA. (2018)

WILLIAMS STADIUM SINGLE-GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS ATTENDANCE 1. 24,012 2. 23,055 3. 22,551 4. 21,712 5. 21,671 6. 20,924 7. 20,838 8. 20,425 9. 20,393 10. 20,217 11. 20,004 12. 19,935

DATE Oct. 22, 2022 Nov. 18, 2022 Sept. 19, 2015 Nov. 12, 2016 Aug. 31, 2019 Oct. 15, 2022 Oct. 4, 2014 Sept. 1, 2018 Oct. 24, 2015 Oct. 25, 2014 Sept. 24, 2022 Oct. 9, 2021

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RESULT Liberty 41, BYU 14 Liberty 22, Virginia Tech 23 Liberty 31, Montana 21 Liberty 26, Charleston Southern 48 Liberty 0, Syracuse 24 Liberty 21, Gardner-Webb 20 Liberty 39, Richmond 46 Liberty 52, Old Dominion 10 Liberty 45, Kennesaw State 35 Liberty 34, Gardner-Webb 0 Liberty 21, Akron 12 Liberty 41, Middle Tennessee 13

LIBE RTY FO OTBA L L C E N T E R ABOUT The Liberty Football Center (LFC) is a 65,455-square-foot facility located in the north end zone at Williams Stadium that was renovated and reopened in Spring 2020. Shortly after the completion of the 2018 football season, Liberty began the renovation project to expand its football operations center that originally opened in 2006 and was known as the Football Operations Center (FOC). The recently completed renovation project added 18,000 square feet to the three-story facility. The top floor of the newly renovated facility houses 17 offices, 10 position meeting rooms, and offensive and defensive meeting rooms, plus a 147-seat, theater-style team meeting room. The middle floor of the building, located on ground level, includes a new locker room with 122 lockers and an attached equipment room to better service Liberty’s football players.

This floor also houses a 13,000-square-foot player’s lounge, including a nutrition center, and can accommodate up to 130 people. The area also will be used as a recruiting area during home football games. A glass enclosed cardio workout room replaced the existing front entrance to the operations center, and the workout area overlooks the lower level. Rounding out the new amenities of this floor is a press room for weekly press conference and postgame interviews, plus a new training room. The sports medicine area also includes 11 treatment beds, an on-site x-ray room, and hydrotherapy pools. Closing out the facility is a state-of-theart weight room in the lower level of the operations center. The 16,000-square-foot workout space is furnished with the latest training equipment, allowing Liberty’s players to prepare themselves to excel at the highest level of college football.

L IB E RTY FOOTBA L L CE NTE R

IN D O O R PRACTI CE FACI L I TY

As part of the football program’s FBS reclassification process, Liberty opened its newest football facility during the summer of 2017 — the Liberty University Indoor Practice Facility. The $29 million project provides a full-size indoor football practice field, plus end zones, with a 70-foot ceiling clearance. The facility is located northeast of the Football Operations Center and adjacent to Liberty’s AstroTurf practice field.

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COST O F AT HL E TI CS FACI L I TI E S LIBERTY ATHLETICS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (SINCE 2010) Estimated Cost: $1M

Estimated Cost: $2M

Estimated Cost: $3M

Clarkson Clubhouse

East Campus Field House

Osborne Stadium/Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex

Estimated Cost: $4M

Estimated Cost: $5M

$5M Estimated Cost: $8M

Cook Tennis Center/Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Courts

Liberty Field Hockey and Lacrosse Fields

Liberty Indoor Tennis Center

Estimated Cost: $10M

Estimated Cost: $16M

Estimated Cost: $19M

Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium

Williams Stadium

Liberty Natatorium

Estimated Cost: $20M

Vines Center

Liberty Football Center

Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium

• Completed in 2014

• Multi-year renovations completed in 2017

• Completed in 2015

• Multi-year renovations completed in 2015 and 2020

• Completed in 2012

• Completed in 2011

• Major renovations completed in 2010 and 2018

• Completed in Spring 2020

• Renovation completed in 2012

• Completed in Winter 2021

• Completed in Fall 2017

• Completed in 2013

Estimated Cost: $29M

Estimated Cost: $32M

Estimated Cost: $65M

Liberty Indoor Track & Field Complex

Liberty Athletics Center

Liberty Arena

Estimated Cost: $24M

Estimated Cost: $20M

Liberty Multipurpose Center

Williams Stadium Upgrades: 23 Cabanas, New Seats on West Side, Training Table Expansion, Game Field Upgrade, Fourth Floor Infill. Completed in Summer 2022

• Completed in Winter 2017

• Completed in Summer 2022

• Completed in Fall 2017

• Completed in Fall 2020

ATHL E TI CS FACI L I TI E S WILLIAMS STADIUM Home of Flames Football | Capacity: 25,000+ | Opened in 1989 Renovated and expanded in 2010 and 2018, new additions in 2022

LIBERTY FOOTBALL CENTER Base of operations for Flames Football | 65,455 square feet | Opened in 2006 Renovated in 2019-20

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY Featuring a full-size AstroTurf practice field with end zones | 70-foot ceiling clearance Opened in 2017, hosted NFL Network and ESPN for NFL Pro Day in 2022

ATHL E TI CS FACI L I TI E S

FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELD Outdoor AstroTurf field | Opened in 2007

LIBERTY ATHLETICS CENTER (LAC) Houses Academic areas, an Olympic sport weight room, and a centralized athletic training room Holds an equipment room and a Liberty sports nutrition refueling station | Opened in Fall 2017

EAST CAMPUS FACILITY Base of operations for Liberty Cheerleading | Opened in 2007

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ATHL E TI CS FACI L I TI E S VINES CENTER Featuring practice courts for Flames Basketball Opened in 1990 | Renovated and expanded in 2014, 2015, and 2020

LIBERTY ARENA Home of Flames Basketball and Volleyball | Capacity: 4,000 | Opened in Fall 2020

BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY Base of operations for Flames Basketball Includes 3,000-square-foot basketball performance center | Opened in 2013

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ATHL E TI CS FACI L I TI E S LUURTSEMA CENTER/OSBORNE STADIUM MATTHES-HOPKINS TRACK COMPLEX Base of operations for Flames Soccer and Track & Field | 1,000 chairback seats Track completely rebuilt in 2012

LIBERTY NATATORIUM Olympic-sized, nine-lane, 50-meter pool | Separate 17-foot-deep diving well with two springboards and three-column tower | 1,300 seating capacity with wraparound, three-side bowl seating | 75,00 square feet | Opened in 2017

LIBERTY MULTIPURPOSE CENTER Indoor practice facility for Flames Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, and Women’s Lacrosse | Opened Winter 2023

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LIBERTY INDOOR TRACK COMPLEX Home of Liberty Track & Field | Six-lane, hydraulically banked, 200-meter track Capacity: 1,500 | Opened in 2017

WORTHINGTON FIELD AT LIBERTY BASEBALL STADIUM Home of Flames Baseball | Capacity: 2,500 chairback seats | Opened in 2013

KAMPHUIS FIELD AT LIBERTY SOFTBALL STADIUM Home of Lady Flames Softball | Capacity: 1,000 chairback seats | Opened in 2014

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ATHL E TI CS FACI L I TI E S LIBERTY TENNIS COMPLEX Home of Flames Tennis | Includes 12 outdoor courts and 6 indoor courts Capacity: 250 (outdoor), 100 (indoor)

EAST CAMPUS FIELD HOUSE Home of Lady Flames Field Hockey and Lacrosse | Capacity: 750 per field Opened in 2012; renovated and expanded in 2018-19

CLARKSON CLUBHOUSE Base of operations for Flames Golf | 4,600-square-feet | Opened in 2014

F LA M E S SP IRI T A ND TRA DI TI ON THE NICKNAME The Liberty University athletics teams have been nicknamed the Flames since 1974, when the student body chose the Flames over several other options. The decision was based upon the school’s motto, “Knowledge Aflame.” Liberty began in 1971 as Lynchburg Baptist College with green and gold as the school’s colors. In 1976, the name was adjusted to Liberty Baptist College, and the colors were changed to red, white, and blue. The school once again changed its name in 1985 to Liberty University. However, throughout the shifts, “Flames” remained the nickname for Liberty’s athletics teams. In 1980, the eagle was designated as the Flames’ new mascot because of the patriotic symbolism and connection with the school name. It was designed with the Flames’ nickname in mind. Thus, a flaming torch clutched in the eagle’s left talon was included in the original mascot renderings.

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2022-23 YEAR IN REVIEW Liberty captured five titles during its fifth and final year of ASUN Conference membership in 2022-23, including men’s golf, men’s indoor track & field, men’s outdoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field, and women’s outdoor track & field. The Flames also won a BIG EAST title (field hockey) and a CCSA championship (women’s swimming & diving). Liberty won at least a share of the ASUN regular-season championship in five sports (volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s tennis, and women’s lacrosse).

FOOTBALL

The Flames’ 8-5 season was headlined by a 41-14 win over BYU and the team’s first-ever SEC victory (21-19 at Arkansas) in back-toback contests. Liberty appeared in a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season, dropping a tight 21-19 contest to Toledo in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.

VOLLEYBALL

Liberty went 23-9, recording its most wins in a season since 2014 and earning its first ASUN regular-season title. The Lady Flames advanced to the ASUN final and made their second NIVC appearance in program history.

MEN’S SOCCER

The Flames matched a program record with six ties, one of which was a 1-1 draw at No. 20 Maryland. Marko Mitrevski made the ASUN allconference squad for the third season in a row.

CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD

Liberty wrapped up its time in the ASUN by sweeping the conference titles in men’s and women’s indoor track & field and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field. The Flames’ conference championship streaks reached 26 in a row for men’s indoor track & field and 16 straight for men’s outdoor track & field, both of which rank as the longest active streaks in the nation. Four Flames earned All-America distinction, headlined by Kevin Nedrick. The senior placed fifth in the men’s discus to become Liberty’s first thrower ever to collect multiple All-America honors at the Division I level. Calli Doan earned the Lady Flames’ first steeplechase All-America certificate while becoming Liberty’s first ASUN Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

The 27-9 Flames shared the ASUN regularseason title before falling at Kennesaw State in the ASUN title game. Liberty then made its inaugural NIT appearance, topping Villanova in the first round. Darius McGhee became the program’s second AP honorable mention AllAmerican after finishing as the program’s alltime leading scorer with 2,685 career points.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Liberty’s 24-9 record featured its first-ever Pac-12 triumph (at Washington) and its first win over conference rival FGCU. The Lady Flames lost to FGCU in the ASUN final before making their second consecutive WNIT appearance.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The ASUN regular-season champion Lady Flames finished 14-3-4, ending their season on a program-record 13-match unbeaten streak. ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year Ainsley Leja (10 shutouts) led Liberty to the ASUN final, where it fell to FGCU in penalty kicks.

FIELD HOCKEY

The 12-8 Lady Flames defeated No. 1 seed Old Dominion on the Monarchs’ home field to make it back-to-back BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship titles. Liberty, which saw both Bethany Dykema and Azul Iritxity Irigoyen earn All-America honors, also claimed a share of the BIG EAST regular-season championship.

AT HL E TI CS E XCE L L E NCE WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

Liberty claimed its fifth straight CCSA championship, matching FGCU (2009-13) for the most consecutive CCSA titles in meet history.

of the NCAA Los Angeles Regional, making their third NCAA regional final appearance in program history. The Lady Flames finished the year ranked No. 25 in the last D1Softball.com National Poll.

MEN’S TENNIS

ASUN regular-season champion Liberty went 17-10, closing out its season with a win over Vanderbilt to capture the inaugural Universal Tennis NIT Championship title. Josh Wilson wrapped up his career with a programrecord 92 singles victories and a share of the program record for doubles triumphs (82).

WOMEN’S TENNIS

The Lady Flames’ 17-9 season included their first-ever victory over a Big Ten opponent (Michigan State). It marked Liberty’s third straight year with 17 or more victories.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Liberty went 12-7, including a perfect 7-0 in conference play on the way to the program’s first-ever ASUN regular-season title. The Lady Flames topped No. 21 Jacksonville for their first win over the Dolphins and their first triumph over a nationally ranked opponent, before later dropping an overtime decision to Jacksonville in the ASUN final. Lizzy Ferguson became the team’s first All-American.

MEN’S GOLF

The Flames posted a program 54-hole scoring record (53-under par 811) to win the ASUN title and make its 11th NCAA Regional appearance in the last 12 seasons. Liberty finished the year ranked No. 38 in the final Golfstat national rankings. Following the season, Isaac Simmons qualified for the U.S. Open.

BASEBALL

Facing one of the nation’s most challenging schedules, Liberty finished 27-31. The Flames advanced to the semifinals during their final ASUN Championship appearance.

SOFTBALL

The Lady Flames finished 40-22, posting their sixth consecutive full season with 40+ wins and earning their first at-large berth to the NCAA Championship. They eliminated No. 2 national seed UCLA and advanced to the final

L IB E RTY F LA M E S SPORTS NE TWOR K

Fans who enjoy listening to all the Flames Football action on game day will experience a new voice and new coverage options when LFSN Radio hits the airwaves for the 2023 football season. Longtime Liberty Athletics administrator and supporter Jason Porter will join the broadcast team as an analyst. Additionally, LFSN Radio will be adding an “In The Booth” video stream, providing a unique and entertaining way to follow Liberty’s radio broadcast of Flames Football through the Liberty Flames Sports Network YouTube and Facebook pages. Fans can listen to Liberty Football’s game day radio coverage on the statewide Journey FM radio network (Flagship station – 88.3 FM Lynchburg). Additionally, all LFSN Radio broadcasts will stream live nationally on the new Liberty Flames mobile app. The LFSN Radio broadcast team will also get Flames Nation prepared for football with the Liberty Football Show with Jamey Chadwell. The 60-minute weekly coach’s radio show will air live from the Mellow Mushroom in Lynchburg on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m.

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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND The Liberty University Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band is an exciting part of Flames Nation and tradition. Comprised of 250 members with various majors and interests, the band is one of the largest single organizations on campus. Participation in the Marching Band enables members to continue their involvement in a quality musical program while socializing and traveling with a large cross-section of students. The Nationally recognized Spirit of the Mountain is widely known for its colorful, drum-corps style halftime presentations and has appeared in numerous events, including the 2019 Cure Bowl, the 2021 Lending Tree Bowl, the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl, Bands of America Championships in Georgia and Virginia, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In late October, the “Spirit of the Mountain” will host nearly 40 schools as they compete for Virginia State Champion in the Virginia Marching Band Cooperative Marching Band Championships. The Spirit of the Mountain’s 2023 halftime show is entitled “To the Moon and Back” and includes the following selections: The Final Countdown, Golden Hour, Rocket Man, Dancing in the Moonlight, Fly Me to the Moon, Talking to the Moon, Space Jam, So Will I, and Jupiter.

Athletic Bands in 2022. Dr. Seipp has been a leader in music education and a band director for over 25 years. The percussion is led by Assistant Director Dr. Tommy Goddard, Josh Phillips, Josh Inabinett, Ryan Gladhill, and Micah Elder. The color guard is directed by Bryanna Boyd and McKayla Hill and assisted by Hannah Suttles. Additional staff includes Tim Fus, Kara Witt, Noah Tuckwiller, and Jordan Elliott. The mission of Liberty University and the Liberty University Marching Band is to develop Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential to impact the world. As an ensemble of the School of Music, the Marching Band strives to support athletic events while fostering music and the arts in ways that unite the university and community through the execution of energetic performances as ambassadors of Liberty with a distinct, Christ-centered approach. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Liberty University Marching Band, please visit our website at liberty.edu/band for more information. Membership auditions are online and open to all incoming students — you don’t have to be a music major to join. So contact us now to become a part of this fine band. Email band@liberty.edu for more information.

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L IB E RTY AT H L E TI CS HA L L OF FA ME

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SARAH (WILKERSON) ERPS

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1997-2000

WOMEN’S TENNIS 2004-07

Sarah (Wilkerson) Erps’ induction into the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame completes the enshrinement of the trio of players who established the standard of excellence for the women’s basketball program. Erps, along with her twin sister, Sharon (Wilkerson) Emory (a 2019 inductee), and Elena (Kisseleva) Bengds (an inaugural class member in 2009), helped turn a fledgling women’s basketball program that was 5-22 prior to their arrival into a team that won four straight Big South titles during their career and made the first four of the program’s 17 trips to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Jonita (Randolph) Joseph’s arrival on campus and her stellar play on the court for four years helped turn an upstart team into a conference-contending program year in and year out. Joseph joined the program in 2004, three years following its inaugural season when it had just eight total wins during its young history.

Erps is one of four players in program history to earn allconference honors all four years of their playing career and one of three Lady Flames to make four all-tournament team appearances. She still holds the program’s record for career assists (526) and three-point shooting percentage (39.7) more than two decades following her playing days. Known for her ability to find an open teammate and dish off the assist, Erps still found her way to the basket to finish her career with 1,331 points scored, ranking in the top 10 in program history. The native of Princeton, W.Va., also ranks inside the top 10 in career free throws (345), steals (271), minutes played (3,379), and three-point field goals (104).

Her immediate success earned her 2004 Big South Freshman of the Year honors and helped the Lady Flames finish the season with a 12-8 record. Primarily playing her career as Liberty’s No. 1 singles player and half of the program’s No. 1 doubles tandem, Joseph finished her career with 61 singles wins, including a pair of 20-win seasons. Joseph was the first player in program history to earn allconference honors in singles three times in her career (2004, 2006, and 2007) and was also the program’s first three-time allconference honoree in doubles (2004, 2006, and 2007). She was named to the Big South Women’s Tennis All-Decade team (200009) in both singles and doubles while earning All-Academic honors three times (2005, 2006, and 2007) and graduating from Liberty magna cum laude. The native of Townville, S.C., capped off her career with a banner year as a senior. She posted a 19-3 record in singles play, becoming the program’s first-ever Big South Player of the Year in 2007.

Jeff Meyer, in his storied 16-year head coaching career, guided Liberty Men’s Basketball from the NAIA level to becoming Liberty Athletics’ premier team during its early years at the NCAA Division I level. Meyer posted a 259-206 coaching record and is the alltime winningest coach in program history. Meyer guided the Flames to three 20-win seasons, including a 23-9 mark during his second year when his team advanced to the Elite 8 and finished fifth at the 1983 NAIA National Tournament. During his final season at Liberty, the Flames also finished with a 23-9 record and were co-Big South regular season champions. A three-time Coach of the Year, Meyer led Liberty to its first-ever Big South Basketball Championship in 1994. The Flames then made their first appearance in the Big Dance, where they pushed No. 1 seed North Carolina for a full 40 minutes in front of a nationally televised CBS audience. Meyer recruited and coached some of the best talent to ever represent Liberty, including two conference Players of the Year, two All-Americans, 23 allconference players, and eight players who played professionally. Following his Liberty career, Meyer served as an assistant coach at Winthrop, Butler, Missouri, Indiana, and Michigan. During his 40-plus years of coaching, Meyer helped lead teams at six different programs to 16 NCAA Tournaments, including four appearances in the Sweet 16, three in the Elite 8, two in the Final Four, and one national championship game. Meyer totaled a combined 794 college basketball wins.

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TODD PETTYJOHN

BRYE RAVETTINE

RUPERT WRIGHT

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 1991-94

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING 2011-14

FOOTBALL 1977-80

Todd Pettyjohn was Liberty’s second NCAA Division I track & field All-American, and he was part of a team that helped establish the Flames as one of the premier track & field programs in the country. As a junior, Pettyjohn set what was then the NCAA meet record with a 17-0.75 decathlon pole vault clearance. That propelled him to a ninthplace finish in the decathlon, and he earned 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor All-America honors.

Brye Ravettine’s level of excellence in and out of the pool set a standard for Liberty Women’s Swimming & Diving program that will be chased for years to come. After transferring to Liberty from Penn State, Ravettine captured a series of firsts in program history during her four years on the Mountain.

Rupert Wright’s work in the trenches helped the offensive lineman garner national attention as an All-American while pushing his team to unprecedented success on the gridiron. Along with running back Kim Raynor, Wright was named to the 1978 Churchmen’s All-America first team, becoming Liberty’s first first-team All-American.

Pettyjohn was a three-time IC4A champion (1993 outdoor decathlon and pole vault; 1994 indoor pole vault) and was the inaugural outdoor men’s pole vault champion for the Big South Conference in 1994. His individual event win pushed Liberty to its first Big South outdoor track & field team title, launching a run that has resulted in nearly 30 men’s outdoor track & field conference titles since. A hometown hero and native of Lynchburg, Va., Pettyjohn is a two-time member of the Flames’ 100-point club. He led the team with 118.0 points in 1993 and finished second with 172.0 points as a senior in 1994. Pettyjohn, who held the Liberty record in the outdoor men’s pole vault (17-6.5) for 20 years, went on to serve as an assistant coach at Liberty from 2001-04 and spent three seasons as head coach at Charleston Southern (1999-2001), where he was named the 2001 Big South Indoor Track Coach of the Year.

She was Liberty’s first Most Outstanding Female Swimmer of the CCSA Championship (2012), first Most Outstanding Newcomer of the CCSA Championship (2011), and first CCSA Swimmer of the Year (2012). Ravettine was a driving force behind Liberty’s rapid success and led the Lady Flames to their first CCSA title in 2014. The native of Mahwah, N.J., also helped put Liberty on the national map when she became the Lady Flames’ first All-American (honorable mention), placing 13th in the 50 freestyle at the 2012 NCAA Championships. She was also a two-time CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American (2011 — honorable mention; 2012 — first team). Ravettine was the first Liberty swimmer to compete in the U.S. Olympic team trials (2012) and the first to score at a USA Swimming National Championship (2011 Winter Nationals). She also was a World Trails qualifier in 2013. Ravettine was a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2012, 2013) and a four-time CCSA AllAcademic honoree (2011-14), graduating from Liberty magna cum laude. She was an eighttime CCSA podium finisher as an individual, including two CCSA individual event titles, and was named to the CCSA All-Decade team (2011-20).

The four-year starter was voted Liberty’s top offensive lineman each year of his standout career. He was also named the Flames’ Offensive MVP as a sophomore in 1978. Wright helped lead the Flames to their first nine-win season in 1979 (9-1-1). During the first half-century of the Flames Football program, Liberty has won nine or more games only five times. As a senior, Wright led the Flames in their first matchups against NCAA FCS opponents, including a Homecoming victory over Morehead State in 1980. The native of Scottsboro, Ala., blocked for the first two players in program history to play professionally: Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame tight end Steve Kearns (Class of 2016) and quarterback Glenn Inverso (Class of 2022). After graduating from Liberty, Wright coached football in Alabama and Texas for 33 years (1981-84 – Scottsboro High School/Scottsboro, Ala.; 1985-99 – Flour Bluff High School/Corpus Christi, Texas; 2000-14 – Richard King School/Corpus Christi, Texas). He was inducted into the Jackson County Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Name/Position (Years at LU) | Team (League) Years Aikens, Walt – CB (2011-13) Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 2014-17 Anderson, Ben – QB (1994-97) New York Giants (NFL) - 1998 Portland Forest Dragons (AFL) - 1999 Ajayi, Solomon – LB (2018-19) Cleveland Browns (NFL) - 2020 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) - 2022 Banks, Fred – WR (1982-84) Cleveland Browns (NFL) - 1985-86 Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 1987-93 Chicago Bears (NFL) - 1993 Barrie, Sebastian – DL (1990-91) Green Bay Packers (NFL) - 1992 Arizona Cardinals (NFL) - 1993-95 San Diego Chargers (NFL) - 1995 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 1996 Arizona Rattlers (AFL) - 1999-03 San Jose Sabercats (AFL) - 2004-05 Basso, Phil – QB (1981-84) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 1985 Benton, Elijah – S (2016-19) Cleveland Browns (NFL) - 2020-21 Tennessee Titans (NFL) - 2022 BC Lions (CFL) – 2022 Bolden, Dominic – WR (2005-08) B.C. Lions (CFL) - 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) - 2011 Brown, Jeff – DB (1979-82) Washington Federals (USFL) - 1983-84 Brown, Mike – QB (2008-11) Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) - 2012-14 Carolina Panthers (NFL) - 2015 Burgess, Jonathan/OL - (2013-15) North Coast Heat (NGL Australia) - 2016 Burns, Travis – DB (1998-01) Norfolk Nighthawks (AFL2) - 2003 Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) - 2004 Quad City Steamwheelers (AFL) - 2005 Butler, Anthony – LB (2020) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 2021 Memphis Showboats (USFL) - 2022 Carswell, Dwayne – TE (1991-93) Denver Broncos (NFL) - 1994-06 Clark, Steve – DB (1982-85) Buffalo Bills (NFL) - 1987 Davis, Dominique – DL (2011-14) Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) - 2015 K.C. Chiefs (NFL) - 2016 Degrate, Rodney – DL (1994-97) Portland Forest Dragons (AFL) - 1999 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) - 1999 Douglas, Demario – WR (2019-22) New England Patriots (NFL) - 2023 Edwards, Darnell – WR (2003-06) Columbus Lions (WIFL) - 2007-08 Edwards, Kelvin – WR (1982-85) New Orleans Saints (NFL) - 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - 1987-88 Ferguson, Markus – OL (2002-03-04-05) Albany Conquest (AFL2) - 2007-08 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (AFL2) - 2009 Fogg, Kevin – DB (2009-10-11-12-13) Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) - 2014-15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) - 2016-18 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) – 2019 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - 2020-21 Forslund, Mike – QB (1979-82) Washington Federals (USFL) - 1983 Gado, Sam – RB (2001-04) Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - 2005 Green Bay Packers (NFL) - 2005-06 Houston Texans (NFL) - 2006-07 Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 2007 St. Louis Rams (NFL) - 2008-09 Gandy-Golden, Antonio – WR (2016-19) Washington Football Team (NFL) - 2020-21 Goede, Chris – OL (1991-94) San Antonio Texans (CFL) - 1995 Goodman, Eugene – RB (2001-04) Columbus Lions (WIFL) - 2007

Green, Eric – TE (1985-89) Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) - 1990-94 Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 1995 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) - 1996-98 New York Jets (NFL) - 1999-00 Haddix, Wayne – DB (1983-86) New York Giants (NFL) - 1987-88 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) - 1990-91 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) - 1991-92 Cleveland Browns (NFL) - 1993 Hagen, Jacob – DB (2011-14) St. Louis Rams (NFL) - 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) - 2016-17 Haith, William – DB (1999-02) Norfolk Nighthawks (AFL2) - 2003 Manchester Wolves (AFL2) - 2005-06 Dallas Desperados (AFL) - 2006 New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) - 2007 Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) - 2008-09 Rashaad Harding – LB (2021) Montreal Alouettess (CFL) - 2022 Harris, Erick - WR/DB (2001-04) Amarillo Dusters (AFL2) - 2005 Alabama Steeldogs (AFL2) - 2006 Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) - 2006 Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europe) - 2007 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 2006-07 Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) - 2009 Kansas City Command (AFL) - 2011 Hayes, B.J. – WR (2008-09-10-11) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) - 2012 Hickson, Frankie – RB (2016-19) Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) - 2022 Huntley, Johnny – TE (2018-21) Chicago Bears (NFL) - 2022 Hursky, Nick – LB (2005-08) Milan Rhinos (IFL) - 2010 Inverso, Glenn – QB (1977-80) New York Jets (NFL) - 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL) - 1982 New York Jets (NFL) - 1984 Jackson, Storey – LB (2021) Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - 2022 Jacobs, Trey – DL (2006-09) Washington Redskins (NFL) - 2010 James, Elijah – DL (2019-21) Chicago Bears (NFL) - 2022 Jennings, Butch – RB (1994) New York Giants (NFL) - 1995 Jennings, Rashad – RB (2006-08) Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) - 2009-12 Oakland Raiders (NFL) - 2013 New York Giants (NFL) - 2014-16 Johnson, Durrell – DL (2020-22) Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - 2023 Jones, Dominique – TE (2008-09) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 2012-13 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL) - 2014-15 Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 2016 Jones, Rennie – WR (1982-85) Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 1985 Kagey, Bill – PK (1982-85) Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - 1986 Kearns, Steve – TE (1976-79) British Columbia Lions (CFL) - 1980-82 Kinard, Leroy – RB (1988-90) New York Jets (NFL) - 1991-92 Lambros, Matt – WR (2005-08) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) - 2009 Lemonier, Jessie – DL (2018-19) Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) - 2020-21 Arizona Cardinals (NFL) - 2022 Lowe, Duron – CB (2021) Los Angeles Rams (NFL) - 2022 Lunsford, John – K (2012-15) San Francisco 49ers (NFL) - 2016 Mathis, Mark – DB (1983-86) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) - 1987-88 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - 1989-91 British Columbia Lions (CFL) - 1992

McConnell, Wes – DB (1989-92) Shreveport Pirates (CFL) - 1993-94 McFadden, Andrew - WR/RS (1995) St. Louis Rams (NFL) - 1997 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 1998 Portland Forest Dragons (AFL) - 1999-00 McKnight, James – WR (1991-93) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) - 1994-98 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - 1999-00 Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 2001-03 Nelson, Pat – WR (1988-91) Orlando Predators (AFL) - 1992 New York Jets (NFL) - 1992-93 Nimako, George – RB (1991-92) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) - 1993-94, 97-00 Nivens, Roosevelt – OL (1991-94) Baltimore Stallions (CFL) - 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - 1996 Paige, Mickey – LB (1985-88) Washington Commandos (AFL) - 1989-90 Parson, Biff – QB (1989-01) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - 2002 Peterson, Darrin – WR (2012-15) Chicago Bears (NFL) - 2016 Redd, Vince – LB (2007) New England Patriots (NFL) - 2008-09 Rush, Torrey – DB (1996-99) Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) - 2001 Rusins, Ralfs – DL (2016-21) Baltimore Ravens (NFL) - 2022 Sartin, Trey – OL (1994-97) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 1998-99 Schultz, Tristan – OL (2017-21) Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 2022 Sene, Stephen – OL (2005-07) St. Louis Rams (NFL) - 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) - 2008 Alabama Vipers (AFL1) - 2010 Shaa, Kevin – WR (2018-21) Chicago Bears (NFL) - 2022 BC Lions (CFL) - 2022 Shelton, Richard – DB (1984-88) Denver Broncos (NFL) - 1989 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) - 1989-90 Montreal Machine (WLAF) - 1991-92 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) - 1990-93 Smith, Brock – QB (2005-08) Milan Rhinos (IFL) - 2010 Smith, Donald – DB (1986-89) Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - 1990-91 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) - 1992-94 Memphis Maddogs (CFL) - 1995 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) - 1996-00 Steward, Hunter – OL (2011-12-13) BC Lions (CFL) - 2014-21 Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) - 2022 Stone, Cedric – S (2020-21) Washington Commanders (NFL) - 2022 Summers, Chris – WR (2008-11) Chicago Bears (NFL) - 2012 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - 2012-13 Buffalo Bills (NFL) - 2014 Thomas, Skyler – S (2021) Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) - 2022 Washington, Desmond – DB (1997-98) Florida Firecats (AFL) - 2001-05 Cincinnati Jungle Kats (AFL2) - 2007 Wendlend, Soeren – OL (2007-10) Green Bay Blizzard (IFL) - 2011 Williams, Lauren – WR (2003-05) Oakland Raiders (NFL) - 2007 Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) - 2007 Los Angeles Avengers (AFL) - 2008 Willis, Malik – QB (2019-21) Tennessee Titans (NFL) - 2022 Wilson, Bejour – CB (2018-19) Arizona Cardinals (NFL) - 2020 Woodrum, Josh – QB (2012-15) N.Y. Giants (NFL) - 2016 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 2016 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) - 2017-18 Washington Redskins (NFL) - 2019

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MALIK WILLIS Former Liberty Flames standout quarterback Malik Willis became the ninth player in program history to be selected in the NFL Draft when the Tennessee Titans picked him in the third round in 2022. Willis was the 86th overall pick. He is the first Flame selected in the draft since wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden was taken in the fourth round in 2020 (142nd overall pick). Willis became the second-highest NFL Draft pick in program history. The Flames’ top NFL Draft pick was Eric Green, who was selected in the first round (21st pick) by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1990. Willis had an award-winning season in 2021. The quarterback was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and the Maxwell Award and a top 10 candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Willis was Liberty’s top offensive threat in 2021, accounting for 65.9 percent of the Flames’ total offensive yards in 2021 (Team Yards: 5,671/Willis: 3,736 – Rush 878, Pass 2,857). Willis’ total offensive yards rank No. 2 in single-season program history.

In his final season at liberty, Willis completed 207-of-339 passing attempts for 2,857 yards and 27 touchdowns. The redshirt junior was also Liberty’s leading rusher, having carried the ball 197 times for 878 yards and 13 touchdowns. In recognition of his stellar play on the field and outstanding character off the gridiron, Liberty’s Malik Willis was named the 2021 Bobby Bowden Trophy winner. The Bobby Bowden Trophy recognizes the college football playoff player who epitomizes a student-athlete of faith. The award winner must conduct himself as an exemplary model in the classroom, on the field, on campus, and in the community. The native of Atlanta, Ga., was also on numerous national award watch lists: CFPA National Performer of the Year Award, Manning Award, Reese’s Senior Bowl, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 2021-22 Preseason Big Board.

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experiencing it.” In addition to the physical labor, the team members also used their time to share the Gospel and provide a message of hope to residents. They distributed Bibles provided by Samaritan’s Purse and wrote encouraging notes inside. One resident said she appreciated the Bible because it was an item that she had personally lost in the fire. “When you add the ministry aspect, it just means more when it comes to being able to serve people,” added junior James Gengaro. “It’s great to be able to serve people and provide some type of relief, assistance, and physical and emotional care to them, but when you add the Gospel to it, it provides the real reason into why you’re doing all of that.” Gengaro has participated in three trips with Serve Now after assisting with hurricane cleanup in Englewood, Fla., in January and tornado cleanup in Mayfield, Ky., last fall.

When junior Grace Weaver arrived at the worksite to help with cleanup from the wildfire that ravaged Maui in August, she was not expecting complete devastation. She saw rows of houses that had been leveled, displacing thousands of Hawaiian residents, and streets that had been shut down and abandoned. “Seeing that side of the devastation with people who don’t know if they will be able to recover from what’s happened was sobering,” she said. “It was so amazing to be a part of the construction work and lay a new foundation, even if it’s a temporary 8×12-foot home, for these people to restart their lives. I was grateful to see the light that can come from things like this, but the actual witnessing the devastation was super sobering.” Weaver was part of a 12-person team from Liberty University’s Serve Now disaster response program dispatched to Lahaina, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, the week of Sept. 18. Partnering with Samaritan’s Purse, the group constructed temporary housing units alongside Hui Homes and sifted through ashes for personal possessions lost in the fire that raged across the island on Aug. 8, leading to 97 deaths and deemed the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. In the historic town of Lahaina, the fire is estimated to have affected more than 3.4 square miles, destroying or otherwise damaging over 2,200 structures.

Jasmine McKeever, communications coordinator for Development, and Jared Shotton, a resident director on Campus East, served as leaders. McKeever had visited Lahaina in July and said she felt a longing to return to help the residents. Both praised the students for their work ethic and commitment to ministering to the victims. “I’m thankful for the amazing group of students who first represented Christ well, and then represented Liberty and Samaritan’s Purse so well,” Shotton said. “I couldn’t be more grateful for our team. Their service to the people of Hawaii and also their service to the Lord led to such a deep and meaningful joy within our team that we will carry on for a long time.” Liberty Serve Now conducts several trips each semester to serve the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and communities, working alongside worldclass organizations and leaders. The trip to Lahaina marked LU Serve Now’s first trip in the 2023-24 academic year. Another team of 12 spent a week serving in Perry, Fla., to help with cleanup from Hurricane Idalia in late September. A third team will be deploying Oct. 8-13 to Jackson, Ky., with Samaritan’s Purse to help residents rebuild after historic flooding last fall. The trip will be Serve Now’s second trip to Jackson. By Christian Shields, Office of Communications & Public Engagement

Weaver said this was her first time doing disaster relief work with Serve Now. “It was unlike anything that I personally had ever done before. It was such a blessing for me to see the joy these people had despite the things that had happened to them and the way that so many of them, whether or not they know the Lord, have hope for the future.” Senior Sarah Wofford, who chronicled the trip through videos and photos, said, the trip helped her relate to those affected by the tragedy. “It’s a whole different thing when you’re actually there and actually seeing the devastation,” she said. “I was able to meet and talk with some people who were victims of the fire, and they either lost loved ones or lost their homes. It was very impactful to talk to them and get to hear from their perspective of actually

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(2-5, 1-2 CUSA) 9/2..........AT ALABAMA................ L/7-56 9/9..........AT MISSOURI................. L/19-23 9/16........MURRAY STATE............. W/35-14 9/23........COLORADO STATE...... L/23-31 9/28........AT WKU........................... L/10-31 10/4........ JACKSONVILLE STATE..L/30-45 10/10.....LOUISIANA TECH........W/31-23 10/17.....AT LIBERTY 11/4........AT NEW MEXICO STATE 11/11.....FIU 11/18.....UTEP 11/25.....AT SAM HOUSTON

OLD DOMINION

(3-3, 2-1 SUN BELT) 9/2..........AT VIRGINIA TECH....... L/17-36 9/9..........LOUISIANA..................... W/38-31 9/16........WAKE FOREST.............. L/24-27 9/23........ TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE... W/10-9 9/30........AT MARSHALL............... L/35-41 10/7........AT SOUTHERN MISS.... W/17-13 10/21.....APPALACHIAN STATE 10/28.....AT JAMES MADISON 11/4........COASTAL CAROLINA 11/11.....AT LIBERTY 11/18.....AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN 11/25.....GEORGIA STATE

NEW MEXICO STATE

(2-4, 2-0 MAC) 9/2..........AT WISCONSIN............. L/17-38 9/9..........FORDHAM...................... L/27-40 9/16........LIBERTY.......................... L/27-55 9/23........AT LOUISIANA............... L/38-45 9/30........AT AKRON...................... W/13-10 OT 10/7........CENTRAL MICHIGAN... W/37-13 10/14.....BOWLING GREEN 10/21.....AT KENT STATE 10/31.....AT TOLEDO 11/7........OHIO 11/15.....AT MIAMI (OHIO) 11/21.....EASTERN MICHIGAN

SAM HOUSTON

JACKSONVILLE STATE

(0-6, 0-3 CUSA) 9/2..........AT BYU............................. L/0-14 9/9..........VS. AIR FORCE.............. L/3-13 9/23........AT HOUSTON................. L/7-38 9/28........ JACKSONVILLE STATE..L/28-35 OT 10/5........AT LIBERTY.................... L/16-21 10/11.....AT NMSU......................... L/13-27 10/18.....FIU 10/25.....UTEP 11/4........KENNESAW STATE 11/11.....AT LOUISIANA TECH 11/18.....AT WKU 11/24.....MIDDLE TENNESSEE

WKU

(4-2, 2-0 CUSA) 9/2..........SOUTH FLORIDA................ W/41-24 9/9..........HOUSTON CHRISTIAN...... W/52-22 9/16........AT OHIO STATE................... L/10-63 9/23........AT TROY................................ L/24-27 9/28........MIDDLE TENNESSEE......... W/31-10 10/5.... AT LOUISIANA TECH............ W/35-28 10/17.....AT JACKSONVILLE STATE 10/24.....LIBERTY 11/4........AT UTEP 11/11.....NEW MEXICO STATE 11/18.....SAM HOUSTON 11/25.....AT FIU

UMASS

(1-6) 8/26........NEW MEXICO STATE... W/41-30 9/2..........AT AUBURN................... L/14-59 9/9..........MIAMI (OHIO)................ L/28-41 9/16........ AT EASTERN MICHIGAN.... L/17-19 9/23........NEW MEXICO................ L/31-34 OT 9/30........ARKANSAS STATE....... L/28-52 10/7........TOLEDO........................... L/24-41 10/14.....AT PENN STATE 10/28.....AT ARMY 11/4........MERRIMACK 11/18.....AT LIBERTY 11/25.....VS. UCONN

**- SCOREBOARD UPDATED THROUGH GAMES ON 10/11

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BUFFALO

(4-3, 2-1 CUSA) 8/26........UMASS............................. L/30-41 9/2..........WESTERN ILLINOIS..... W/58-21 9/9..........AT LIBERTY.................... L/17-33 9/16........AT NEW MEXICO.......... W/27-17 9/23........AT HAWAII...................... L/17-20 10/4........FIU..................................... W/34-17 10/11.....SAM HOUSTON............. W/27-13 10/18.....AT UTEP 10/24.....AT LOUISIANA TECH 11/4........MIDDLE TENNESSEE 11/11.....AT WKU 11/18.....AT AUBURN 11/24.....JACKSONVILLE STATE

(5-2, 3-1 CUSA) 8/26........UTEP................................. W/17-14 9/2..........ETSU................................. W/49-3 9/9.......... AT COASTAL CAROLINA.... L/16-30 9/23........EASTERN MICHIGAN... W/21-0 9/28........AT SAM HOUSTON....... W/35-28 OT 10/4........AT MTSU.......................... W/45-30 10/10.....LIBERTY.......................... L/13-31 10/17.....WKU 10/25.....AT FIU 11/4........AT SOUTH CAROLINA 11/18.....LOUISIANA TECH 11/25.....AT NEW MEXICO STATE

LOUISIANA TECH

(3-5, 2-2 CUSA) 8/26........FIU..................................... W/22-14 9/2..........AT SMU............................ L/14-38 9/9.......... NORTHWESTERN STATE... W/51-21 9/16........NORTH TEXAS.............. L/37-40 9/23........AT NEBRASKA.............. L/14-28 9/29........AT UTEP.......................... W/24-10 10/5........WKU....................................L/28-35 10/10.....AT MTSU.......................... L/23-31 10/24.....NEW MEXICO STATE 11/4........AT LIBERTY 11/11.....SAM HOUSTON 11/18.....AT JACKSONVILLE STATE

UTEP

(2-5, 1-2 CUSA) 8/26........ AT JACKSONVILLE STATE. L/14-17 9/2..........INCARNATE WORD..... W/28-14 9/9..........AT NORTHWESTERN.. L/7-28 9/16........AT ARIZONA.................. L/10-31 9/23........UNLV................................ L/28-45 9/29........LOUISIANA TECH......... L/10-24 10/11.....AT FIU.............................. W/27-14 10/18.....NEW MEXICO STATE 10/25.....AT SAM HOUSTON 11/4........WKU 11/18.....AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE 11/25.....LIBERTY