The BYU Cougars travel to Lynchburg, VA this week for a matchup with the Liberty Flames. BYU comes into their eighth game of the season one game above .500 riding a two game losing streak after a 17 point home loss to Arkansas. Defensively BYU was obliterated as Arkansas accumulated 644 total yards of offense including 367 through the air to score 52 points in the game.
Offensively BYU moved the ball well scoring 35 points on 471 yards but turn the ball over three times leading to the loss. Jaren Hall led to BYU offense completing 26 of 41 passes for 356 yards in three touchdowns and ran the ball six times for 23 yards as well. Christopher Brooks added 53 yards on 10 carries and Puka Nacua chipped in a team high 141 yards and one touchdown on 8 receptions.
The Liberty Flames continue a home stand this week with six wins through seven games played riding a four-game win streak following a one point victory. Defensively Liberty did just enough holding Gardner-Webb to 325 yards and 20 points after forcing 3 turnovers in the game.