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Kelsey Johnson - Lands at Liberty Johnson will transfer to Liberty, per 247Sports.com.

Impact Johnson caught three passes for 33 yards in 2025 with Baylor. The tight end spent four years in Waco, and will now spend his fifth-year senior season with the Flames, where he'll look to make a bigger impact than he did with the Bears.

15 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Deshawn Purdie - Transfers to Liberty Purdie is transferring to Liberty, per Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.

Impact Purdie will join his third program in as many years after spending the past two seasons at Charlotte and Wake Forest. He was the backup quarterback at Wake Forest this past season, completing 41 of his 82 pass attempts for 618 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions across eight appearances but could have the chance to competing for the starting job at Liberty.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Justin Marshall - Joins Liberty Marshall (transfer portal) has committed to joining Liberty for the 2026 campaign, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Marshall joins his new program after playing three seasons with Colorado State. The sophomore running back totaled 49 carries for 260 yards and one touchdown across 10 games during the 2025 season, which was less productive than his 2024 campaign, where he totaled 746 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Terron Kellman - Joining Liberty Kellman has committed to Liberty, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact LIberty will be Kellman's third school in the last three years, as he spent the 2025 campaign at Wyoming after a pair of seasons at Charlotte. With Wyoming, Kellman rushed 65 times for 331 yards and four touchdowns.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Liberty football coach Jamey Chadwell recovering from surgery for serious medical condition

Liberty football coach Jamey Chadwell is recovering from surgery for a serious but treatable medical condition detected before the season

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Peyton Jones - Headed to Liberty Jones has committed to Liberty, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Jones was stuck in a minor role with Duke in 2025, logging just 10 carries. He'll look to take on a larger role with Liberty next season. The tailback rushed 112 times for 422 yards and five touchdowns across three seasons with the Blue Devils.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Zeke Wimbush - Commits to Liberty Wimbush committed to Liberty for the 2026 season, according to ASeaofRed.com.

Impact Wimbush barely saw action for Virginia Tech in 2025, logging three targets and no catches. The sophomore TE will compete for a bigger role in the Flames' passing attack for the next campaign.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Kam Davis - Commits to Flames Davis will transfer to Liberty, per On3.com.

Impact Davis spent two seasons at Florida State, rushing for 173 yards as a true freshman and another 51 this year. He also caught a total of five passes for 67 yards. Now, with three seasons of eligibility remaining, he'll commit to Liberty, where he should make an immediate impact on the backfield.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Makai Jackson - Signs with Liberty Jackson has signed with Liberty, he announced via his personal X account.

Impact Jackson stepped away from Indiana's football program in 2025 after appearing in four games and preserving his redshirt. He saw minimal playing time in competitive games. He'll serve his final season of eligibility with the Flames. Before his stint with the Hoosiers, Jackson racked up 73 receptions for 1,163 receiving yards and seven touchdowns over two years with Appalachian State.

JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

BC's Bryce Steele, who fought cancer to keep playing, is 1 of 3 Comeback Player of the Year winners

Boston College linebacker Bryce Steele, who overcame cancer to continue playing football, was one of three winners of college football’s Comeback Player of the Year Award

DECEMBER 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Vaughn Blue - Entering portal Blue plans to enter the transfer portal, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Blue will enter the transfer portal after accumulating 234 rushing yards and two touchdowns across 10 games while adding eight catches for 119 yards and one touchdown.

DECEMBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Vaughn Blue - Catches TD Blue only ran for seven yards on two carries, but he had two catches for 69 yards and a touchdown against KSU on Saturday.

Impact With a redshirt freshman making his first start at quarterback, it isn't surprising the one real juice the passing game had came from a running back doing most of the work on a 59-yard score. Blue was stuck behind the remarkable Evan Dickens this season, but Dickens was so good he'll likely have his choice of Power Four programs if so inclined. If Blue sticks it out with the Flames, he could be the lead back in 2026.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Evan Dickens - Heroic effort comes up short Dickens ran 43 times for 267 yards and four touchdowns (and added one catch for 16 yards for the fun of it) against KSU on Saturday.

Impact Dickens did his very best in this game, as he has all season. In three of his last five games he ended up with over 200 rushing yards and multiple touchdowns. The Georgia Tech transfer finished the campaign with over 1,300 yards and 17 total TDs in 11 games. Because of QB play and defensive issues, though, Liberty finished 4-8. Will Dickens head right back into the portal off this remarkable run?

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Merdinger - Two TDs in spot start Merdinger went 12-for-21 for 212 yards and one touchdown and ran eight times for 13 yards and a score against KSU on Saturday.

Impact The redshirt freshman had to start because Ethan Vasko missed the game with an injury. With how Vasko has played this season, though, Merdinger was an upgrade if anything. Maybe he will get a crack at being the starter in 2026.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ethan Vasko - Not suiting up Saturday Vasko (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against Kennesaw State.

Impact Vasko will miss his second game of the campaign and in his absence, Michael Merdinger will get the start at quarterback. As Liberty isn't bowl eligible, Vasko will finish the season having completed 151 of his 266 pass attempts for 1961 yards, 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and carried the ball 100 times for 258 yards and another five touchdowns across 10 games played.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Merdinger - In line to start Week 14 Merdinger will be Liberty's starting quarterback Saturday against Kennesaw State, Bryson Gordon of NewsAdvance.com reports.

Impact Ethan Vasko (undisclosed) is out, leaving Liberty to require someone else under center Saturday. The quarterback to take Vasko's place will be Merdinger, who has not started since Week 5. The latter was relatively unimpressive then, completing six passes for 77 yards and getting negative yardage out of seven rushing attempts against Old Dominion.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ohio State earns spot in Big Ten title game, Georgia and Alabama meet again in SEC championship

The final regular season week of college football has set the stage for conference championships

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

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Jaylon Coleman - Catches three passes Coleman ran two times for four yards and had three catches for 38 yards versus La Tech on Saturday.

Impact Liberty decided to start working the true freshman Coleman into the lineup down the stretch, mostly in the passing game. That makes sense in terms of seeing what the future might hold. Evan Dickens, Liberty's excellent starting back, is only a redshirt junior, but he will almost assuredly transfer to a bigger program.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Caleb Ryan - Nets 72 yards Ryan caught two passes for 72 yards against La Tech on Saturday.

Impact This is fluky, as Ryan is a backup tight end. To that end, he has 87 yards total on the season.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Evan Dickens - Huge numbers in defeat Dickens ran 30 times for 228 yards and two touchdowns against La Tech on Saturday.

Impact Dickens did his best to deliver the Flames a win, but his quarterback Ethan Vasko threw four picks and squandered Dickens' performance. The running back got himself over 1,000 yards on the season, though, which is good, given that the Flames won't be bowling after this loss.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ethan Vasko - Drives Flames into the ditch Vasko went 8-for-21 for 141 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions against La Tech on Saturday. He also ran eight times for 28 yards.

Impact Quietly, Vasko has been one of the biggest misfires among transfer quarterbacks. This game went into overtime, which is remarkable given how bad Vasko was. It's fair, and accurate, to say the quarterback cost Liberty the win, and not for the first time. It would be wise for the Flames to start somebody else next week to start planning for the future.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Burnette has 25-yard TD run in OT, Louisiana Tech rallies to beat Liberty 34-28

Louisiana Tech has pulled off a stunning comeback to beat Liberty 34-28 in overtime

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 • Associated Press

How to Watch Louisiana Tech vs. Liberty: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – November 22, 2025

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NOVEMBER 22, 2025 • Data Skrive

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