Last week though Corbin Jackson added his name to the Flames end of game "block party" by getting a hand on a game-ending field goal attempt sealing a 42-41 victory for Liberty, and their first home win over a current member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Buckshot Calvert finished with 39 yards passing and 4 ore touchdowns, despite throwing his first interception of the season. The sophomore has over 1100 yards passing through the first three games, which puts him on track to break the single season yards record set by Phil Basso (whose single game yardage record Calvert broke against Baylor) The Flames had another 100 yard rusher as senior Carrington Mosley finished with 108 yards and his first two touchdowns of the season. Top receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden finished with 171 yards on 7 catches (for an eye-popping 24.4 YPC average) an another TD, giving him 4 on the year.
Juwan Wells had a key sack in the 4th quarter to lead the defense and of course the aforementioned block by Jackson.
A strange but important sequence led to the epic game conclusion. Head Coach Turner Gill called a timeout on a fourth down play for Indiana State with bout a minute left in the fourth quarter but the imeout wasn't credited until after the Flame had stopped a pass from ISU QB Cade Sparks. The Sycamores drove down to the 6 yard line setting the stage for the kick.
Now though, the attention turns to the most important road game of the season...
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#16 Liberty 3-0 (0-0 Independent)
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#5 Jacksonville State 1-1 (0-0 Ohio Valley Conference)
The Flames and Gamecocks matchup for only the 4th time ever and their first matchup in over 35 years in Bugess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (Simply known as Paul Snow Stadium the last time the two teams met down there). The Gamecocks have been one of the top teams in the country, particularly since current coach John Grass took over in 2014. The previous three seasons under Grass, they have won 10 games all 3 years and played for a national championship in 2015.
Matchup
Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville AL
Series: Fourth Meeting
Last Meeting: Jacksonville State 48-19 (09/24/2016)
Kickoff: 7:00 PM
Radio: The Journey FM Radio Network/Liberty Flames Sports Network (Liberty) Alan York play-by-play; WLJS 91.9 FM/JSU Radio Network (Jacksonville State) Mike Parris play-by-play
Television: Liberty Flames Sports Network/ESPN 3 Mike Tilley play-by-play
Coaches: Turner Gill (6th Season at Liberty 37-24 Record), John Grass (4th Season at JSU 34-7 Record)Last Week: Liberty d. Indiana State 42-41, Jacksonville State had a bye
Liberty suffered its most embarrassing home loss in recent history when JSU marched into Williams Stadium and crushed Liberty 48-19. Buckshot Calvert came on in relief of Stephon Masha (who would elect to transfer following the 2016 season) and threw for125 yards and a TD before being named the full time starter the next week.
The Gamecocks offene still has its most potent weapon in running back Roc Thomas, who rushed for 137 yards and 2 TDs and added 69 receiving yards and another TD.
This is going to come down to the two defenses stepping up and making the key stops because you have two teams who both can light up a scoreboard. The Flame are a big underdog here, but I think the Flames get the last word, just like they did against Indiana State and pull off another top 5 upset under Turner Gill
Liberty 49
Jacksonville State 42
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