Liberty Head Coach Hugh Freeze s efforts to lead the Flames during the program s best season continues to draw national attention.
Today, the second-year head coach was individually honored when he was one of 12 semifinalists named for the 2020 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award.
Freeze had led Liberty to a season of firsts , including the first-ever national ranking, first win over an ACC opponent and the best start in school history (8-0 to start 2020).
Under Freeze s leadership, Liberty defeated a pair of ACC foes in Syracuse and in-state opponent Virginia Tech en route to a 9-1 regular season record. The two wins makes Liberty the first non-Power 5 team to post a pair of wins over Power 5 schools in the same season since Houston in 2015.