Powledge returns to Baylor as defensive coordinator
December 29, 2022 GMTWACO, Texas (AP) — Matt Powledge is returning to Baylor as defensive coordinator after a season away at Oregon.
Bears coach Dave Aranda announced the hire Thursday. Powledge replaces Ron Roberts, who was fired after the 6-6 regular season and has since become defensive coordinator at Auburn for new coach Hugh Freeze.
Baylor set to face Air Force in frigid Armed Forces Bowl
December 22, 2022 GMTFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Dave Aranda will call the defensive plays in the frigid Armed Forces Bowl against option-oriented Air Force for the first time since the Baylor coach was running the defense for LSU's national championship team three years ago.
Toledo hands Liberty 1st bowl loss, 21-19, in Boca Bowl
December 21, 2022 GMTBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — As he dealt with various injuries throughout the 2022 season, Toledo quarterback Dequan Finn used a message from his coach to stay the course, and eventually, lead his team to a bowl win.
Finn leads Toledo past Liberty 21-19 in Boca Raton Bowl
December 21, 2022 GMTBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Dequan Finn passed for 133 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score to lead Toledo past Liberty 21-19 in the rainy Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night.
Toledo came from behind, then fended off Liberty, handing the Flames their first loss in a bowl game after three bowl victories.
Freeze hires Montgomery, Roberts as Auburn coordinators
December 14, 2022 GMTAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has hired former Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Ron Roberts as defensive coordinator.
New coach Hugh Freeze announced the hires of the two veteran coaches on Wednesday.
Liberty hires Coastal Carolina’s Chadwell to replace Freeze
December 4, 2022 GMTLiberty has hired Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell, a former college quarterback known for his innovative approach to offense, to replace Hugh Freeze as the Flames’ coach.
The school in Lynchburg, Virginia, introduced Chadwell at a news conference Sunday.
Schools increasingly giving disgraced coaches second chances
December 1, 2022 GMTThe questions came one after another the moment Xavier announced it was bringing back Sean Miller, its former and wildly successful basketball coach. The guy who had been fired by Arizona and left in his wake multiple NCAA violations.
Auburn hires Liberty’s Hugh Freeze, who’s coming back to SEC
November 29, 2022 GMTAuburn is bringing Hugh Freeze back to the Southeastern Conference as head coach of the Tigers, more than five years after his resignation from SEC West rival Mississippi amid both personal and NCAA scandals.
Kiffin staying at Ole Miss; Auburn has interest in Freeze
November 26, 2022 GMTMississippi coach Lane Kiffin says he has informed school officials he will be staying at Ole Miss, putting an end to speculation that he was the leading candidate to fill the head coaching vacancy at Auburn.
Hokies seek something positive in first visit to Liberty
November 17, 2022 GMTVirginia Tech (2-8) at Liberty (8-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (ESPN+)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Liberty by 9 1/2.
No. 23 Liberty gets goal-line stop, beats Arkansas 21-19
November 6, 2022 GMTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Liberty coach Hugh Freeze said it might have been the biggest win of his career. Arkansas’ Sam Pittman knew it was his worst loss.
No. 23 Liberty picked up its first win over an SEC school just five years after its entry to FBS on Saturday, making a goal-line stand with 1:11 left to beat Arkansas, 21-19.
Liberty coach Freeze seeks better luck at Arkansas this time
November 3, 2022 GMTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Each time Liberty coach Hugh Freeze has coached a game inside Reynolds Razorback Stadium, he has left with a bitter taste in his mouth.
“I’ve never had success in Fayetteville,” Freeze said.
Willis, Liberty roll over E. Michigan in LendingTree Bowl
December 19, 2021 GMTMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Malik Willis showed in the LendingTree Bowl what NFL scouts have been raving about.
The Liberty quarterback passed for 231 yards and accounted for five touchdowns and the Flames rolled over Eastern Michigan 56-20 on Saturday night at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Liberty, Freeze agree to contract extension through 2028
November 24, 2021 GMTLiberty and football coach Hugh Freeze have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the Flames through 2028.
The school announced the extension Wednesday. A person familiar with the deal says Freeze will be paid an average of more than $4 million a year over the life of the contract, making him one of the highest paid coaches at the Group of Five level.
No. 15 Ole Miss beats Liberty and former coach Freeze, 27-14
November 6, 2021 GMTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The return of Hugh Freeze to Mississippi was met with little fanfare and a matter-of-fact victory by the Rebels.
Matt Corral threw for 324 yards and a touchdown to lead No.
NFL Prospect Watch: QB Willis gets chance to raise profile
November 5, 2021 GMTMalik Willis refused to settle for a backup role.
Liberty's biggest star and potentially the first quarterback selected in April's NFL draft left Auburn after two seasons of mop-up duty and transferred to play for coach Hugh Freeze in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Freeze leads Liberty against old team, No. 15 Ole Miss
November 4, 2021 GMTLiberty (7-2) at No. 15 Mississippi (6-2, No. 16 CFP), Saturday at noon EDT (SEC Network).
Line: Mississippi by 8 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Syracuse meets Liberty for 3rd straight year; payback time?
September 23, 2021 GMTLast year after Liberty beat Syracuse in the Carrier Dome with no fans to witness it, the Flames decided to savor their first-ever win over an Atlantic Coast Conference foe by going back on the field afterward and snapping a few photos.
Liberty coach Hugh Freeze on mend, awaits OK to travel
September 3, 2019 GMTLYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty coach Hugh Freeze says his back feels better, but it's not yet clear if he will be able to travel to this weekend's game at Louisiana.
"I'm going to let the doctors kind of guide me knowing that going to an away game, I'm going to have to be able to sit up — at least, that's the best case — for four-plus hours probably to call a game," the 49-year-old Freeze said at his weekly news briefing.