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Perhaps the biggest spotlight for Liberty football ever this weekend has come to a screeching halt. The road game between the number 25 Flames and number 14 Coastal Carolina on Saturday has been canceled due to a COVID outbreak within Liberty’s football program. Liberty ends its season at 9 and 1; the Flames still hope for a bowl game invitation. WFIR’s Greg Roberts:
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(from LFSN) Liberty closed out a perfect home slate with a 45-0 shutout victory over the UMass Minutemen, today at Williams Stadium. The Flames (9-1) pushed their home winning streak to a program-record-tying 11 games, going a perfect 6-0 at Williams Stadium this season. Liberty joins BYU (9-0) as the first two FBS programs to reach nine wins this season. Today’s matchup was the first meeting between two FBS Independents this season. UMass falls to 0-4 on the campaign.
Liberty posted its first shutout over an FBS program, and first shutout since blanking Presbyterian 16-0 on Nov. 5, 2016. Two weeks after posting a season-high 633 total yards, Liberty totaled 629 yards today on a season-high 378 yards rushing and 251 yards passing. For the game, Liberty outgained the Minutemen 629-227 overall.
Tony Bennett (right) from the Associated Press
The 4th-ranked Virginia Cavalier’s men’s basketball team was upset 61-60 today by the University of San Francisco. UVA shot poorly from beyond the 3-point line and the defense let them down late against the Dons. The Cavs play St. Francis on Tuesday. UVA head coach Tony Bennett on the lessons learned in defeat: