Post by Sly Fox on Oct 16, 2005 6:18:42 GMT -5
Wake, Rutgers on next year's schedule
Chris Lang
Lynchburg News & Advance
October 16, 2005
Liberty University will face two Division I football opponents in 2006, and the Flames will do it in back-to-back weeks.
The Flames will travel to New Brunswick, N.J., Sept. 23 for a game with Rutgers, marking the second straight year LU has played a Big East team. The Flames lost 59-0 to Connecticut this season.
Liberty closes a three-game road trip Sept. 30 at ACC member Wake Forest.
The Flames open the stretch with a Sept. 16 game at Towson.
The other games set are home dates against William & Mary (Oct. 14), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 21), Western Carolina (Nov. 4) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 18). The other road games are at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 28) and VMI (Nov. 18).
That leaves two dates to fill on the schedule. Liberty is looking for a Division II team to play at home Sept. 2 and a Division I-AA foe for Sept. 9, also at home. LU has talked to Norfolk State and Delaware State about filling the second open date.
Familiar face
Towson receiver Demetrius Harrison started his college career just up the road at VMI, though he didn’t have much of an impact at the Lexington school. As a freshman, he caught two passes for seven yards, both in the season finale at The Citadel.
Saturday night, Harrison finally made an impact on a Big South football field. He caught two passes for 18 yards and his first career touchdown in Towson’s 38-17 win over Liberty.
Entering the game, the sophomore had two catches for 25 yards. He played in place of No. 3 receiver Eric Yancey, who was serving a one-game suspension for a violation of team rules.
What bruise?
Towson quarterback Sean Schaefer didn’t participate in the team’s walkthrough Saturday morning at Williams Stadium because of a nasty bruise underneath the elbow on his throwing arm.
He sustained the injury, officially a triceps contusion, at practice Thursday in Baltimore when he got popped by a defender’s helmet on the elbow.
There was some worry that he wouldn’t be able to play, but he started and played well, completing 21 of 32 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for an 11-yard touchdown.
He said the pain in his arm had subsided considerably by the time the game started.
“The adrenaline helped me a bit,” Schaefer said.
Extra points
For the first time since 2001, Liberty has a 1,000-yard passer. Brock Farrel completed 13 of 25 passes for 185 yards and a 46-yard touchdown to Wynton Jackson, giving him 1,043 yards this season. Biff Parson was Liberty’s last 1,000-yard passing, throwing for 1,745 yards in 2001. Gus Condon led the Flames with 892 yards in 2002, ending a string of 16 straight LU seasons with a 1,000-yard passer. … Jackson is the first LU wide receiver to catch a TD pass this season. … Towson hadn’t won back-to-back road games in the same season since opening 2000 with wins at Fordham and Lafayette. The Tigers won at Rhode Island last week. … Ben Beasley started as the Flames’ place kicker Saturday and hit his only field goal attempt from 27 yards out. He had missed from 32, but Towson was penalized for being offsides, giving Beasley another shot. Zac Kolegue handled extra-point duties.
Chris Lang
Lynchburg News & Advance
October 16, 2005
Liberty University will face two Division I football opponents in 2006, and the Flames will do it in back-to-back weeks.
The Flames will travel to New Brunswick, N.J., Sept. 23 for a game with Rutgers, marking the second straight year LU has played a Big East team. The Flames lost 59-0 to Connecticut this season.
Liberty closes a three-game road trip Sept. 30 at ACC member Wake Forest.
The Flames open the stretch with a Sept. 16 game at Towson.
The other games set are home dates against William & Mary (Oct. 14), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 21), Western Carolina (Nov. 4) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 18). The other road games are at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 28) and VMI (Nov. 18).
That leaves two dates to fill on the schedule. Liberty is looking for a Division II team to play at home Sept. 2 and a Division I-AA foe for Sept. 9, also at home. LU has talked to Norfolk State and Delaware State about filling the second open date.
Familiar face
Towson receiver Demetrius Harrison started his college career just up the road at VMI, though he didn’t have much of an impact at the Lexington school. As a freshman, he caught two passes for seven yards, both in the season finale at The Citadel.
Saturday night, Harrison finally made an impact on a Big South football field. He caught two passes for 18 yards and his first career touchdown in Towson’s 38-17 win over Liberty.
Entering the game, the sophomore had two catches for 25 yards. He played in place of No. 3 receiver Eric Yancey, who was serving a one-game suspension for a violation of team rules.
What bruise?
Towson quarterback Sean Schaefer didn’t participate in the team’s walkthrough Saturday morning at Williams Stadium because of a nasty bruise underneath the elbow on his throwing arm.
He sustained the injury, officially a triceps contusion, at practice Thursday in Baltimore when he got popped by a defender’s helmet on the elbow.
There was some worry that he wouldn’t be able to play, but he started and played well, completing 21 of 32 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for an 11-yard touchdown.
He said the pain in his arm had subsided considerably by the time the game started.
“The adrenaline helped me a bit,” Schaefer said.
Extra points
For the first time since 2001, Liberty has a 1,000-yard passer. Brock Farrel completed 13 of 25 passes for 185 yards and a 46-yard touchdown to Wynton Jackson, giving him 1,043 yards this season. Biff Parson was Liberty’s last 1,000-yard passing, throwing for 1,745 yards in 2001. Gus Condon led the Flames with 892 yards in 2002, ending a string of 16 straight LU seasons with a 1,000-yard passer. … Jackson is the first LU wide receiver to catch a TD pass this season. … Towson hadn’t won back-to-back road games in the same season since opening 2000 with wins at Fordham and Lafayette. The Tigers won at Rhode Island last week. … Ben Beasley started as the Flames’ place kicker Saturday and hit his only field goal attempt from 27 yards out. He had missed from 32, but Towson was penalized for being offsides, giving Beasley another shot. Zac Kolegue handled extra-point duties.
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So we're only playing two Division I schools next year? Chris, what classification are we?
This is great news as far as I am concerned. I'm glad we're snatching up these opportunities.