Two years ago Liberty went in as a favorite and suffered a disastrous loss. And we were coming off a bye that time also. Last season Liberty had a FG to beat Kennesaw late and missed it. Kennesaw won in OT but the game was somewhat meaningless in that Kennesaw was already in CUSA Championship, I believe.

Kennesaw St at home is dangerous and was a penalty away from beating Jax State.

Game Notes

Liberty averaging 223.0 rushing yards per game (15th nationally).

Liberty defense allowing 167.5 passing yards per game (15th nationally) and 15.3 points per game (15th nationally).

Liberty ranks 12th nationally in time of possession (33:26 per game), while Kennesaw State ranks 102nd (28:40).

Both teams struggle heavily with penalties—Liberty averages 85.8 penalty yards per game (137th in FBS) and Kennesaw State averages 77.8 yards (129th in FBS).

The Owls are coming of three-straight heartbreaking losses by 3 points or less.  No other team in FBS has more narrow defeats than KSU with only Louisville (3) and seven other teams (2) even having multiple games by that deficit.

Through six games and two league matchups, KSU’s offense ranks top-3 in CUSA in seven offensive categories (completion percentage - 1st; sacks allowed - 1st; redzone offense - 2nd; first downs - 2nd; rushing offense - 3rd; turnovers lost - 3rd; and passes had intercepted - 3rd).

On defense, the Owls rank top 3 in CUSA in three statistical categories and top 4 in four (turnovers gained - 1st; fumbles recovered - 2nd; fourth down defense - 2nd; and scoring defense - 4th).

Well I like it so far.

Penalties will kill LIberty one of these games. Just gave Kennesaw 3 points - could have been 7.

I thought Chadwell’s head was gonna explode!
Why does he change to sunglasses during the games?

Liberty scores twice after two KSU third quarter interceptions. LU up 24-3. End of third.

Did Chadwell just kick a kid off the team?!

We should have more points but Chadwell’s teams are so undisciplined, it cost us the JMU game. Lastly, our offense is so much better with Kam Davis in.

Liberty scored with a lot of backups playing. 34-3 with 6 mins remaining.

Liberty wins 34-6.

Five straight games running for 200+ yards.
Averaging 254 rushing yards per game over last five games.
Five straight games winning by 15+ points.
Liberty’s starting QB has not thrown an interception this season.

Have to wonder if Liberty played JMU now what the result would be instead of week one. Flames are rolling, especially on defense.

Happy for the win and the way we looked doing it….. except for all the dad-gum mindless knucklehead penalties!

The Owls staff really needs to decide what to do at QB for the rest of the season. There's no way Collins can possibly be seen as next year's starter, and if they think there's any chance that Varnes could be in the race for the starting spot next year, it's time to start building around him. There's no way he could be any worse than Collins at this point anyway.

Didn’t the Owls have a different starter at QB at the beginning if the year, or was that last year’s QB I’m thinking of?

(10-22-2026 10:24 PM)Turtle Power 98 Wrote:  Have to wonder if Liberty played JMU now what the result would be instead of week one. Flames are rolling, especially on defense.

I also have thought if LU was to play JMU again, say in a bowl game, which is highly unlikely, what would be the outcome. The injury to RB Petway seemed significant andmay take time to heal. But with the continual, bone head penalties that LU keeps committing, the results would likely be the same. But the teams look fairly equal now. It was finally good to see Chadwell show some anger towards offending players. It's about time to chew some ass, take away playing time or other major actions. Penalties totaling almost 100 yards a game will allow a superior talented team to still win, but lose against a lesser opponent.

(10-23-2026 10:57 AM)army56mike Wrote:  Didn’t the Owls have a different starter at QB at the beginning if the year, or was that last year’s QB I’m thinking of?

That was last year. Amari Odom took over for Dexter Williams.