It was another busy day of scheduling news at the FCS level with four separate news items. First, the 2024 Celebration Bowl has been set for Saturday, December 14 with kickoff at 12 PM Eastern Time. The expansion of FBS College Football Playoffs led to a changing of the bowl schedule as the Celebration Bowl … Read more
With September in the rearview mirror, the fifth week of the college football season brought the beginning of October and 7 FCS games. Below is a look back on trends from week five. Date Away Home Score 10/2 Campbell Wake Forest 14-66 10/3 North Alabama Liberty 7-28 10/3 Abilene Christian Army 23-55 10/3 Houston Baptist … Read more
FCS programs are still busy scheduling for the 2020 season after Tuesday’s news. Two new games were scheduled, one was rescheduled, and another game scheduled for 2020 will take place in the future. The Citadel announced a change of date for its game against Clemson. Instead of playing on Saturday, November 14, the two teams … Read more
The Southern Conference has decided to push its conference football schedule to the spring on Thursday. The SoCon will still allow members to pursue non-conference games if they so choose. An additional 50 games could be canceled or postponed by the decision. 14 non-conference games, which are still eligible to be played, are marked with … Read more
Former Liberty defensive back Tayvion Land will transfer to Norfolk State. He announced his decision on Monday via Twitter. Land was a major recruit for Liberty in 2019. As a four-star prospect in high school, Land was the highest ever to commit to Liberty and he hails from nearby Virginia Beach, Virginia. Land started 5 … Read more
Quarterback Brandon Robinson has decided to transfer from Liberty to Rhode Island, according to an update he made on his Twitter account. Robinson was a redshirt freshman last season at Liberty after enrolling in 2018. He played in five games completing 2 of 3 passes for 19 yards and a touchdown. In addition, he had … Read more
East Tennessee State has been busy adding to its future schedules. Last week they announced a three-game series with Virginia Wise while Liberty and Mississippi State have also been revealed as future opponents. ETSU will play Liberty in 2023 and 2025 with both games taking place Lynchburg, Virginia. The 2023 game was previously reported but … Read more
James Madison will travel to face Liberty on Saturday, October 31, 2026 according to a report by FBSchedules. The Dukes will receive a guarantee of $400,000 for the game. The two teams have met 18 times since 1980 with James Madison holding a 12-6 overall lead. Liberty won the last encounter in the 2014 FCS … Read more
The Liberty Flames announced the completion of their 2023 and 2024 schedules with the inclusion of Campbell for the 2024 season. Liberty and Campbell are tentatively scheduled to play on Saturday, November 9, 2024 in Lynchburg, Virginia. The two schools are scheduled to meet for the first time in 2021 as the two schools did … Read more
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers will face the Liberty Flames in 2023 according to an update on Liberty’s athletic website. East Tennessee State will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia to face Liberty for a mid-season matchup on Saturday, October 28. Prior to Liberty’s move to the FBS, the teams met five times with East Tennessee State … Read more