ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Liberty ended Coastal Carolina’s perfect season with a blocked kick in overtime.
Elijah James blocked Massimo Biscardi’s 42-yard field goal attempt to give No. 23 Liberty a 37-34 victory over No. 9 Coastal Carolina in a wild finish Saturday night in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl.
Liberty (10-1) took the lead on Alex Barbir’s 44-yard field goal on the first extra possession.
Coastal Carolina (11-1) got a huge break in regulation when Liberty’s Joshua Mack fumbled inside the 1 with 41 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Safety Alex Spillum recovered the fumble to end the long drive.
Hugh Freeze has Liberty on the verge of doing something special
Published Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, 11:01 am
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Liberty football coach Hugh Freeze hoists the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl trophy after the Flames’ 37-34 win over Coastal Carolina. Photo courtesy Liberty Athletics.
You couldn’t have foreseen a 10-1 season for Liberty back in September, when the Flames were struggling to beat an average Western Kentucky and an awful Florida International.
The Liberty Champion
It really couldn’t have ended any other way. A late
fumble. An overtime slog. A blocked field goal. Liberty’s Cure Bowl matchup Saturday
against bitter rivals Coastal Carolina had everything – and it served up a 2020
storybook ending that will instantly take its place as the pinnacle of this
rivalry.
Liberty-Coastal games have been decided by blocked
field goals before (twice, actually), but this time, with a bowl win on the
line, the stakes couldn’t have been higher – and Flames defensive tackle Elijah
James rose to the challenge. Stretching out his right hand, he slapped the ball
2020/12/27 12:53 Liberty s Alex Barbir (95) celebrates after kicking the go-ahead field goal against Coastal Carolina during overtime in the Cure Bowl NCAA college foo. Liberty s Alex Barbir (95) celebrates after kicking the go-ahead field goal against Coastal Carolina during overtime in the Cure Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Elijah James blocked Massimo Biscardi s 42-yard field goal attempt in overtime to give No. 23 Liberty a 37-34 victory over No. 9 Coastal Carolina on Saturday night in a wild finish in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. Liberty (10-1) took the lead on Alex Barbir’s 44-yard field goal on the first extra possession.
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