Liberty will kickoff the 2025 season against Maine in 45 days as the Flames are looking to make a seventh straight bowl appearance while also hoping to get back in the mix to win the Conference USA championship.
Jamey Chadwell enters his third season as Liberty’s head coach and will do so with several questions for this year’s team than there were a year ago. Still, many questions remain surrounding the program and fall camp will provide insight into many of these when it gets underway.
Here are our 45 questions for Liberty football entering the 2025 season.
1. How is the team chemistry this season after last year when it seemed to affect the team’s final win/loss record?
2. Similarly, will the team overcome the complacency that seemed to creep in and affect the team’s success last year?
3. How quickly will all the new pieces on the field gel into a team unit?
4. Will Liberty be able to successfully defend its 2023 CUSA title?
5. Will one quarterback stake his claim as the starter for the team for the duration of the season?
6. With Ethan Vasko being the most experienced quarterback in the room, will he emerge as the team’s starter?
7. Who will step into the roles left vacated with several departures at running back, most notably that of Quinton Cooley?
8. How will Juju Gray adjust to being a full-time running back?
9. Can Juju end up being the team’s leader in all-purpose yards this season?
10. Will Vaughn Blue return to his form pre-injury of his freshman season when he was arguably the team’s top running back option?
11. Will the wide receivers step up from their drop in production we experienced in 2024?
12. Can Casey Cain be the one receiver that the team seemed to be missing last year after CJ Daniels transfer?
13. Can Reese Smith stay healthy?
14. How long will it take offensive line coach Bill Durkin to mesh all of his new pieces with the few returnees up front?
15. Will the defense take a step forward with an additional year under their belt with this coaching staff and some of the returning personnel?
16. Is the defensive line ready to take a step up in its production, particularly with its ability to rush the quarterback?
17. How will the Flames’ adjust to its several key losses to the defensive front?
18. Will Florida State transfer Aaron Hester emerge as a weapon on the defensive edge?
19. Will this year’s linebacker crew end up being the deepest the program has ever seen at the FBS level?
20. Who will emerge as the team’s top linebackers alongside Joe Carter?
21. How big of an impact will injuries play on the team this season?
22. We saw some new uniforms last year, are there any on the horizon for this coming season?
23.Who will emerge as the top targets in the passing game?
24. How big of an impact will the tight ends have on the offense?
25. Will the offensive line have the same level of production from last year despite the loss of three starters?
26. Will Liberty be able to flirt with an undefeated season?
27. Can Brylan Green become the team’s leader on defense and become a player that turns heads nationally from his position?
28. How will the Flames handle its biggest regular season test of the Chadwell era when Liberty hosts James Madison?
29. Who will be fighting for a spot in the CUSA title game?
30. Will the Flames get to host the CUSA title game for a second time in three years?
31. What will the depth chart at linebacker look like with so many incoming transfers?
32. Who will be Liberty’s biggest challenger in Conference USA?
33. How many one score games will Liberty have this season?
34. Will the two new additions at kicker help stabilize that position after Colin Karhu did a solid job last year?
35. Who will step forward at corner and be at the top of the depth chart there?
36. Can Amarian Williams be the leader the Flames need at corner to lead that position after a couple of offseason transfer additons?
37. Which opponent will be the best Liberty plays this season?
38. How many true freshman will burn their redshirt?
39. Who will emerge as the team leader in tackles?
40. Can this team go undefeated again and flirt with a CFP spot?
41. How will the team handle the expectations and some scrutiny around it after the first two seasons under Chadwell?
42. How much of an impact will the new internal NIL have on this year’s team?
43. Who will develop into Liberty’s next draft pick?
44. How will we remember the 2025 season?
45. Where should we be planning to visit during bowl season?
