Liberty picked 2nd in Big South poll
As expected, the Flames were picked to finish 2nd in the Big South this season at Thursday’s Big South Media Day festivities. Coastal Carolina was the near unanimous pick to repeat as conference champions as they received all but 4 first-place votes. Those 4 other first-place votes all went to Liberty.
Liberty placed 7 on the Preseason All-Big South Team – WR Darrin Peterson, OL Jonathan Burgess, OL Greg Ray, OL Mitch Hanson, DL Chima Uzowihe, LB Nick Sigmon, and DB Jacob Hagen. Coastal Carolina was the only team with more selections as the Chanticleers had 9.
P&P Sports Network’s Preseason Power Poll
The Palmetto & Pine Sports Network released their Preseason Football Power Poll this week. It’s a ranking of the 17 football playing members of the Atlantic Sun, Big South, and Southern Conferences. Liberty checks in at #4 just behind Coastal Carolina, Furman and Chattanooga. Charleston Southern was ranked #7, Gardner-Webb #10, Monmouth #11, and Presbyterian #13.
Dembley commits
Coach Layer and company wasted no time in finding a replacement for Braxton Bonds. The Flames snagged a commitment from Jordan Dembley, a 6’1″ point guard from Minneapolis. Dembley had offers from several programs including Hampton, Buffalo, New Mexico State, and San Francisco.
Happy to say that I will be attending Liberty University in the fall #GoFlames pic.twitter.com/zrYKVo3lTW
— Jordan Dembley (@JordanDembley) July 24, 2014
Stavian Allen to Tallahassee CC
As we reported previously, 2014 basketball signee Stavian Allen was ruled academically ineligible for the 2014-15 season. Allen announced his signing with Tallahassee Community College in Florida this past week.
Ashton Perritt returns
After much prayer and time to think, I have decided to return to Liberty for my senior year. For 1 more year, “I’m coming home!” #FLAMETRAIN — Ashton Perritt (@Kaw_Ima_Perritt) July 18, 2014
Perritt was selected in the 17th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves last month. He will join Alex Close as returnees after being drafted this season. Ryan Seiz and Adam Parks elected to begin playing professionally.
Feature Photo
This is a new feature to the site you may have noticed over the past couple of weeks. If not, there’s a feature photo on the sidebar. This will be updated routinely during the main athletic season with current photos from the given week. For the full archive of Feature Photos visit the Feature Photo Archive page which can be accessed by either clicking on the photo or under the Photos tab at the top of the site.
New Poll
We continue our Expectations 2014 series this week with the first conference game, Gardner-Webb. Vote now on who you think wins.
FlameFans thread of the week
This week’s thread of the week is 2014 Big South Media Day where all of the day’s festivities and projections are being discussed.
