Meanwhile at Liberty, their $40 million dollar stadium upgrade is continuing. Like UMass did in 2012, the Flames are not playing a "transitional" schedule in their first FBS year. Liberty jumps straight from a Big South schedule with one FBS game to playing Norfolk State and eleven FBS teams including Auburn, Virginia and New Mexico. The Flames gave up 448.5 yards/game last year in the Big South, so Liberty's 2018 season could be rough. Liberty did beat Baylor at Baylor last year, but also lost to St. Francis, Kennesaw State and Monmouth. Don't expect the Flames to stay down long though. They have tons of money and they're spending it to get better.
More Liberty stats:
Offense Yards/game
Scoring 32.5
Rushing 139.3
Passing 309.9
Total 449.2
Defense
Defense yards/game
Scoring 30.4
Rushing 225.0
Passing 223.5
Total 448.5
Highlights of the Flames victory over Baylor.
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