In their first game of the regular season, the Liberty Flames will travel on the road to face off against the university of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles on September 3 for a scheduled kick off time of 7 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN plus.
Liberty had a fantastic season in 2021 with Malik Willis leading the way who is now a member of the NFL and the Tennessee Titans. Liberty was victorious in the final game last season in the lending tree bowl against Eastern Michigan by the score of 56-20.
Southern Mississippi had a bad showing last season going 3-9 however winning the final game of the year by the score of 37-17 against Florida international. Frank Gore Junior threw two touchdown passes and ran for two touchdowns for Southern Mississippi in the victory.