A column of black smoke has been seen near Riyadh's international airport hours after air raid alerts were issued in the Saudi capital.
It was the first time residents had been given an alert and urged to stay indoors since a recent escalation in the conflict with Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighbouring Yemen.
A number of apparent explosions have since been heard in the capital and major problems reported at King Khalid International Airport, with the tracking website FlightRadar24 reporting long delays and cancellations.
One report suggested a fuel tank had been set on fire near the airport. There has been no official comment from Saudi authorities.
An AFP journalist reported that firefighters could be seen trying to extinguish the flames of a burnt-out fuel tank belonging to state oil and gas company Aramco.

#since

NBC4's helicopter was one of several news aircraft flying over the scene of a deadly bus crash in Chatsworth Tuesday evening at sunset.
It's common for multiple news choppers to arrive at the scene of breaking news, beaming live images for newscasts and streaming.
But around 7 p.m., something went horribly wrong and in a matter of seconds the NBC4 chopper dropped out of the sky, crashing into shipping containers and vehicles outside a warehouse a few blocks away, bursting into flames. Two station journalists, reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, were killed along with a bystander on the ground.
Federal investigators are now trying to figure out what went wrong. The Times interviewed several experts, who reviewed recordings of the chopper's final moments. They offered insights into the helicopter itself, its movements that afternoon and what is known about how its mechanics work.
Here's what they had to say:

#went #wrong #tuesday #nbc4

Cardiff Devils opened the 2026-27 season with a 3-1 victory over Guildford Flames in the Challenge Cup at Vindico Arena.
The Devils fell behind when Cole Sandford - who left Cardiff in the summer - returned to score inside three minutes against his former club.
Josh MacDonald tied the game with a deflected shot midway through the first period and the game remained 1-1 going into the third.
Joey Martin became only the fifth player in Elite League history to reach 700 points with an ****** ist on Kohen Olischefski's go-ahead goal, and defenceman Nick Welsh sealed the win with just under two and a half minutes to play.
Devils netminder Ben Bowns was man of the match, saving 45 of 46 shots.

#devils

Aaron Rodgers makes wild claims about ex Shailene Woodley originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Aaron Rodgers is tired of his name being dragged through the mud.
Although he seems to be happy with his new wife, Brittani, he hasn't forgotten about all the alleged lies his former flames have told about him.
And he wants them to stop.
Earlier this week, Rodgers, 42, had plenty to say about his past relationships, including his former fiancée, "Big Little Lies" actress Shailene Woodley.

#rodgers #shailene #sporting #lies

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) -- Liberty will kick off its 54th football season with the second installment of the Battle of the Blue Ridge. The Flames will travel to James Madison on Saturday for their 20th all-time meeting with the Dukes at noon. JMU recorded a 31-13 victory at Williams Stadium on Sept. 20, 2025 in the inaugural Battle of the Blue Ridge clash, improving to 13-6 all-time against the Flames. However, Liberty won its most recent visit to Harrisonburg, a 26-21 triumph in the opening round of the 2014 FCS Playoffs. Liberty has won six straight season openers and eight of its last nine lid-lifters.
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#blue #flames #lynchburg #james

AEW's arrival at London's Wembley Stadium in 2023 for its inaugural All In event represented a seismic shift in the wrestling landscape. The organization, considered a mere challenger brand, packed more than 70,000 fans into the iconic UK stadium.
Around that same time, the company that prided itself on being a place to find the best wrestling in the world had ambitious aspirations of adding to its roster Mercedes Moné, one of the best women's wrestlers of her generation. Moné's unexpected arrival in the stands at that very first AEW All In show only stoked those flames as the former Sasha Banks recovered from a devastating ankle injury suffered against Willow Nightingale.
Now, three years later, AEW returns to Wembley once again, where Moné will attempt to win the one **** le she has yet to hold: the AEW Women's World Championship.
"I knew after [the first show at] Wembley, my heart was so set on AEW," Moné told Uncrowned ahead of AEW All In 2026 this Sunday.
"I loved the energy of Wembley. I love the fans there. I love the matches, and everything just aligned and felt so right. I'm so excited for this year. I'm excited to feel the same energy as I did when I barely was able to walk in with my crutches, sitting there as a fan."

#show

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, just weeks after his parents forced him to move out, a family member told The ****** ociated Press.
Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Smith's parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire, Ireland said.
The victims represented four generations of the blended family, ranging from a great-grandmother in her 90s who used a wheelchair to a 7-year-old girl, according to Jennifer Mercer, a neighbor and family friend who set up an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs and other expenses, and was authorized to release these details.
Police said they responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames. Investigators confirmed Tuesday there were eight victims, including four children, and that the suspect had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and later died.
The investigation has been complicated by concerns about the structural integrity of the house after the fire burned it to its foundation, said Jeff Stovall, a spokesperson for the Billings Police Department.

#sunday #children #eight

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 28: Morgan Frost #16 of the Calgary Flames skates with the puck against Quinton Byfield #55 of the Los Angeles Kings during the third period at Crypto.com Arena on February 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images) Getty
The Montreal Canadiens have spent much of the summer resisting the urge to force another major move.
A fresh trade possibility could give general manager Kent Hughes a way to strengthen the middle of his lineup without chasing one of the biggest names on the market.
Ken MacMillan of The Hockey Writers named the Calgary Flames as one of three teams Montreal could trade with during the preseason on Aug. 22, singling out Morgan Frost as an ideal fit for the Canadiens.
Frost is coming off a career year in Calgary.

#california #morgan #montreal #canadiens

Netherlands international Memphis Depay has defended the release of his new music video showing Corinthians' headquarters in flames as "just art" - days after a contract row with the Brazilian club.
The former Manchester United forward agreed to take a "significant" pay cut to stay at Corinthians on Tuesday.
It came a week after the club opted against renewing his contract.
But Depay has now come under scrutiny for releasing the controversial music video for his track 'Don't Panic'.
It was released just 24 hours after the 32-year-old helped Corinthians reach the quarter-final of the Copa Libertadores, and appears to contain references to his recent disputes with the club, showing him watching their administrative center Parque Sao Jorge in flames.

#corinthians #flames #netherlands

Vishal Garg has long invoked "the American dream" as the motivation behind Better Home & Finance, known as Better, the online mortgage firm he launched 10 years ago to make mortgages more accessible.
But his own dreams appear to be going up in flames. Garg — who abruptly dismissed 900 employees via Zoom in December 2021 — was himself abruptly fired this month. As Forbes reports, Better's board ousted Garg because under his watch, the business experienced $1.5 billion in losses and its stock price cratered 90%.
Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one
Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP
The tax breaks in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' expire after 2028. Here are 4 moves to make before the window closes

#make #american #home

BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China consigned the body of former Premier Zhu Rongji to the flames on Tuesday and lowered the national flag to mourn the no-nonsense reformer who died last week aged 97, as citizens recalled a bygone era and reflected on his ‌complicated legacy.
Security was tight across the city, particularly around Tiananmen Square and the leaders' enclave of Zhongnanhai, the centre of political power, which lie ‌on the route to the Babaoshan crematorium.
President Xi Jinping and the other six members of the Politburo standing committee stood in silence and made three bows before Zhu was cremated at the Beijing cemetery for top officials and national heroes, the official news agency Xinhua said.
Former President Hu Jintao, 83, who has missed a string of recent public events, sent a wreath of condolence for the former second-ranking official, it added.
A COMPLEX LEGACY

#former #China #premier #rongji

A lot of bad things can happen on the road. In terms of baseball and the Seattle Mariners, they could have lost a road series today, in Houston, to the division rival and leader Astros.
The Seattle Mariners did not do that, and instead they won the game and the series with a score of 3-2, behind strong outings from both Bryan Woo and Andrés Muñoz especially, and with the offense holding just strong enough against Houston's ace Hunter Brown.
A lot of bad things can happen on the road, and they can happen very suddenly. And the 2026 Seattle Mariners, and by extension their fans and others who choose or are otherwise obligated to watch them play, have seen many bad things happen. Last season's success has given in to a plethora of woes including key additions becoming subtraction by injury, and other unexpected negative maths involving declines and struggles both expected and otherwise. On the outside looking in of even a Wild Card spot and heading into the twilight of the season with few routes for optimism, a lot of this season and trying to root for the Mariners has been a bit like watching your car go up in flames on the side of the road. All plans of where Seattle hoped to go and how they planned to get there going up in smoke.
Of course a lot of my feelings are coming from personal bias, as just last week, I watched my only vehicle do just that: go up in flames on the side of the freeway. More than just my car, it was also a symbolic foot forward from life changes in the off-season that saw the bottom drop out from me entirely in unexpected ways, the fallout of which has taken a long time to recover from and in such a way that has limited my investment in this year's team. Lucky perhaps overall purely in terms of fandom, but no misfortune could keep me away from watching the M's entirely, and I have tracked their trajectory and the commiseration of their flock tentatively. In an odd way, I have actually found catharsis with the kinship of directionless I feel with the team this season.
No moment felt more like an inferno-induced end to Seattle's season ride than the dramatic loss they had in game one on Friday night, where a rare strong offensive output still gave way to a heartbreaking walk-off bomb. Out of first place, out of a wild card, out of steam. The season is over, right? Well, in what our own Ryan Blake dubbed the "first game of the offseason" yesterday, the Mariners did a very Mariners thing to do and defied expectations, by, you know, winning. Decisively.

#season #things

From scorching flames, trophies have been forged for an iconic race that will soon rise from the ashes and return to Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Cycling Classic has not zipped through the city in a decade. But this year, it will return in triumphant fashion on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Blacksmith and metal artist John Rais volunteered to design and donate the various trophies for this year's victors.
Categories include the sprinters, King of the Mountain, and the overall winner.
Rais, a cyclist himself, offered his time and talent during a conversation with Carlos Rogers, one of the minds behind the return of the race.

#trophies #race #classic

Anne Heche crashed her car into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5, 2022
She was **** ounced dead on Aug. 11, 2022, at 53 years old
The Wag the Dog actress died from injuries sustained in the crash
Anne Heche's deadly car accident occurred four years ago.
The Donnie Brasco actress was driving her car through Los Angeles on Aug. 5, 2022, when she crashed into a residential home, with the impact causing both the vehicle and house to become engulfed in flames.

#years #actress #donnie

The dating rumors surrounding Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and model Olivia Ponton continue to swirl. Back in December of 2024, it was Ponton who called 911 and said she was employed by the QB.
Then, in May 2025, they attended the F1 Miami Grand Prix together, further fueling the flames. Even through false rumors of other significant others, Burrow hasn't said anything official about the pair.
But Ponton was there on Sunday at Bengals camp, per the Cincinnati Enquirer, with Ponton and Burrow seen chatting on the field and the model getting escorted in a golf cart. So does that mean they're still together? Still no official word on that.

#cincinnati

One might think that being traded internationally twice in a four-month span is particularly taxing on an NHL player — but former Utah Mammoth defenseman Olli Määttä said it wasn't that bad.
"This move is the easiest one yet," Määttä said on a Finnish-language podcast (interpreted by Google Translate). "Our gear is already in storage, so we just have to tell the company not to unload it in Calgary but to bring it back across the border."
Määttä, 31, was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Minnesota Wild on July 2. He'd only been in Calgary since March, when the Mammoth traded him there as part of the MacKenzie Weegar deal.
Any day with an NHL logo on your chest is a good day, right?
"It's more exciting than anything," Määttä said in his introductory press conference with the Wild reporters. "I'm happy to be part of a team like that that's pushing to win. It's a really good feeling that they want me."

#part #good #utah #finnish

A remark in Bret Bielema's introductory statement Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days lingered until he was asked about it. When the question arrived minutes later, he knew what he had done.
"Well, I think I just made the headline, right?"
Yes, but not only that — the sixth-year Illinois head coach also stoked the flames of a fiery debate about college football's most dominant conference.
While at the podium discussing the sport's ever-changing landscape, Bielema conveyed his excitement about the state of both his program and the game overall. Soon after that, he took a swing at the SEC, the conference he coached in for five seasons from 2013-17 as Arkansas' frontman.
"They kind of want to live in 2005 forever," he noted mid-sentence. That line followed Bielema touting the vision of Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and acknowledging that his former commissioner, Greg Sankey, has to protect the SEC.

#well #soon

ARLINGTON, Texas — Liberty coach Jamey Chadwell says he feels the best he has since the 2023 season while still dealing with some limitations for what has been called a "serious but treatable medical condition" that required surgery at the beginning of this year.
Chadwell still has not revealed the exact issue, but said during Conference USA's football media day that determining what it was and the treatment since has made a difference in how the 49-year-old coach feels going into his fourth season with the Flames.
"I feel physically probably the best I've felt since '23," he said. "Now there's still some body, physical limitations I'm going through that I'm still working through, but as far as my mind and the way I was feeling compared to the last couple years, night and day."
Chadwell said because of that, he is looking forward "more probably to this season than a long time, because I feel like I'm back, at least health-wise, to what I was prior to."
Last January, about six weeks after the end of the 2025 season, Liberty announced in a statement that Chadwell was recovering from a successful procedure to address the medical issue. He was able to return in time to lead the Flames through spring practice.

#season #since #flames #last

A group of Argentina supporters cranked up the pre-match hostility ahead of Wednesday's FIFA World Cup semifinal against England by BURNING the Union Jack. Footage captured a crowd of jubilant Argentines setting the flag ablaze in Escobar, on the outskirts of the capital, Buenos Aires.
Loud cheers ring out from the gathered crowd as the flames take hold. Several onlookers are also visible leaping into the air while chanting: "He who doesn't jump is an Englishman."
The clip is reported to have been filmed following Argentina's victory over Switzerland on Saturday, with the Three Lions having already secured their spot in the semifinals earlier that day. The reigning World Cup champions haven't faced England since a 2005 friendly, as per The Mirror.
Who is the referee for the Spain vs France FIFA World Cup semifinal?

At least 12 people have died and 23 others are unaccounted for as firefighters in southern Spain battle a rapidly spreading wildfire, officials said.
The identities of the deceased -- who were located in the southeastern village of Bedar -- are not known yet but foreign nationals are among them, Spain's Civil Protection said on Saturday.
The weather is expected to be better on Saturday, allowing firefighters to contain the fire, officials said.
Andalusian regional leader Juanma Moreno said in a Friday post on X that at least eight people had been injured, including four who were in serious condition.
In an interview Friday morning on Spanish radio, Moreno said four of those killed were believed to be British nationals who became trapped in a car while trying to escape the flames.

LOS GALLARDOS, Spain, July 10 (Reuters) - As flames approached their homes and the smoke-filled air became choking, panicked residents in rural Andalusian villages around Los Gallardos in southern Spain chose to flee — a decision some paid for with their lives.
With the wildfire racing ‌up the bone-dry mountainsides, residents faced a choice of taking their chance and leaving, or sheltering in place.
Authorities recommended some residents above ‌Los Gallardos evacuate and signalled a safe route, while later it was considered safer for those in the forested hamlet of Bedar to stay where they were given the fire was so close.
"In situations like this, it is essential that we all follow the routes indicated," Antonio Sanz, head of emergencies in the Andalusia region, said. "Unfortunately in this instance a decision was taken to use another route that wasn't the one recommended for evacuation. Looking for another way out via a dry riverbed turned out to be a trap."
As the flames approached, Antonio Rubio, a handyman living in Bedar, said the smoke had made it impossible to shelter in place.

A Giant has finally splashed down into McCovey Cove. The 109th baseball to be baptized in the icy Bay waters was the first by a San Francisco Giant in 2026, and the first of Bryce Eldridge’s career.
It was a doozy too. Well…a doozy compared to recent Splash Hits. Measured on the Bondsian Scale, Eldridge’s would qualify as roughly a “routine fly.” It didn’t do a fifth or sixth archway flyover, nor burst into flames as it broke through the atmosphere on its descent — but it wasn’t cheap either. The game-tying shot in the 4th took a direct route down the right-field line and cleared the boardwalk railing below by plenty. Considering the pitch he hit, a hung slider off the inside of the plate, didn’t veer off foul is a testament to the quality of Eldridge’s contact. The ball hissed off his bat at 106 MPH, traveling 394 feet before it got soaked.
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Eldridge is the 33rd Giant, and at 21 years of age, the youngest to launch a Splash Hit in their career, and first since Rafael Devers in September of last year. While we’re already on the doorstep of the All-Star Break, this was not the latest fans have had to wait for a ball to go spelunking into the Cove. Stephen Vogt’s off Philly’s Drew Smyly ended the drought in 2019 on August 9th. Brandon Belt hit one on September 25th, 2014, and he hit one again 20 months later, off Boston’s David Price, in June of 2016 — no other ball got wet off a Giants bat in the meantime. 2015 remains the only dry season in the 27 year history of the park at 3rd and King.
The best part of Eldridge’s Splash Hit: it helped the Giants win. The solo homer evened the score and kicked off a string of seven unanswered runs for the San Francisco offense, culminating in a 4-run outburst in the 8th that secured an 8-2 victory over the Rockies.

Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Kip Lewis has established himself as one of the top players on one of the best defenses in college football. Lewis had a standout 2025 season, leading the team with 76 tackles while finishing third on the team in tackles for loss.
However, Lewis' impact extends far beyond his production on the field. He has also become one of the most respected leaders in college football. That is why Lewis' decision to return to Norman for his redshirt senior season was such a major victory for the Sooners.
In a video Oklahoma football shared on social media, Lewis explained why he chose to return and what continues to motivate him. Much of that motivation comes from feeling overlooked despite being one of the top players on an elite defense.
"Last season, felt like I did really, really good," Lewis said. "I wasn't awarded on any teams or anything like that. So, that kind of gives me a little fire going on underneath. See what voters are not seeing. I've got some flames to be put out next season. I feel like I'm one of the best in the country, so it kind of (disappoints me)."
Lewis enters the 2026 season with something to prove, despite already having an impressive resume. His production, leadership and impact on Oklahoma's defense have made him one of the most valuable players on the roster.

They're calling it the Landon DuPont draft, the early consensus No. 1 prospect with the University of Michigan for the 2027 NHL Draft.
DuPont, a 6-foot, 190-pound defenseman who committed to the Wolverines after playing two seasons with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League, is expected to be selected first overall by the Calgary Flames in The Athletic's 2027 mock draft.
The Red Wings, based on the team's future odds with or without captain Dylan Larkin, are expected to drop to seventh-worst (25th overall) in the league after finishing 16th overall and out of the playoffs last year.
With the seventh overall pick, The Athletic has the Red Wings taking 6-foot-4, 200-pound center Gunnar Conboy, who had 12 goals, nine ******* ists, 21 points and 83 penalty minutes in 32 games with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League.
"Conboy had a great first season in junior," The Athletic's Corey ******* man wrote. "He’s a tall center who’s highly athletic and physical, showing a brand of hockey that will excite evaluators.

For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Paulino Santana was 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk. Yolfran Castillo walked twice and stole a base. Dewar Tovar homered. Sebastian Baquera had a pair of hits. Daniel Flames drew two walks.
Hickory box score
Hub City starter Enrique Segura allowed seven runs, including a pair of homers, in four innings, walking three.
Yeison Morrobel was 4 for 6 with a homer. Gleider Figuereo had a double, two walks and a stolen base. Maxton Martin homered and walked. Eduardo Mejia was 2 for 4 with a walk. Hector Osorio had a pair of hits.

When pop star Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce got engaged last summer in the backyard of his Kansas City home, there was an immediate, pressing and singular question on fans' minds: when and where will the wedding be?
This weekend, fans may finally get their answer.
Swift, known for dropping hints to bigger plans in everything from her wardrobe to music and tours, has kept mum about her upcoming nuptials, but that has not stopped the world from speculating.
Building on tabloid fodder, the New York Times last week reported that permits had been requested for a large event at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in early July that will shut down the busy Manhattan area for blocks.
Prediction markets have further fanned the flames, with more than $2m (£1.5m) being bet on where the two will tie the knot.

The deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration's creation of a new federal fire service and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly.
One of the killed firefighters worked for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, established this year without customary congressional approval by drawing personnel from four agencies within the Interior Department. The victims were part of an elite, helicopter-based crew that got trapped Saturday in a fast-growing wildfire near the Utah border as they attacked the blaze on the ground.
Five firefighters, including the ones who died, tried to shield themselves by deploying tentlike emergency shelters as flames overran their position. The two survivors were hospitalized with burn injuries.
The consolidation of thousands of personnel into the fire service has sown confusion among some firefighters about who their bosses are and what their responsibilities should be, according to former government officials.
And the administration's focus on "full suppression" of new fires marks a sharp reversal from a decades-long trend toward embracing flames as a tool — to burn off old vegetation and growth that acts like fuel and lessen the risk of catastrophic blazes being stoked by a warming planet.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Three firefighters killed over the weekend in a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome, authorities said.
The firefighters were part of a specialized crew that goes into remote areas by helicopter to quickly put out new and rapidly escalating wildfires, federal officials said Monday.
Their deaths Saturday came almost 13 years to the day since an elite crew of 19 wildland firefighters died when they were trapped in a steep canyon in Yarnell, Arizona.
Like this weekend's victims, the men in Arizona tried to deploy emergency shelters that are a "last resort" for firefighters when there's no other way out. Investigators didn't blame anyone for the deaths in 2013, but cited radio communication problems that contributed to the Granite Mountain Hotshots becoming trapped. Arizona's workplace safety commission also fined the state's forestry division for not pulling them out.
Wildfires have erupted over the past week all across the West, fueled by months of dry weather and a record lack of snow in some places this past winter. Wildfire experts have warned for months that extreme fire dangers are likely this summer.

The offseason so far has been filled with excitement, with plenty of big-name players on the move. There are still several marquee names available on the trade block, and the New Jersey Devils are hoping to get involved.
They got started even before the draft by arming themselves for the offseason.
Sunny Mehta made his first big splash by trading Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a substantial haul of draft capital. The deal netted the Devils two first-round picks (both top-10 protected) in 2027 and 2028, along with a second-round selection at 35th overall in 2026.
That move had many wondering if Mehta was going to emulate his mentor, Bill Zito, and flip those high-value ******* ets for something even greater.
After all, the Florida Panthers reeled in Brady Tkachuk.

Has Liberty only been an FBS program for eight years?

Considering how important the program has been, it seems like it's been a part of the Group of Five/Six world for a whole lot longer.

And also ... has it only been three years since Liberty was 13-0 going into a New Year's Six Fiesta Bowl date with Oregon?

After everything seemed to be business as usual in 2024 with a 5-0 start, things started to fall apart. The Flames went 7-11 since then, but this season is when the program should be back to its normal high standard.
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Last year's 4-8 run was the worst season in the eight years by two wins - the campaign never got going, and it ended with a thud.

But it's Liberty.

It's able to get the transfers and talent other Conference USA programs can't even look at, there's a ton of returning experience, and after a few years off, everything cranks back up.
Head Coach: Jamey Chadwell (4th year, 25-13; 9th year overall, 64-35)
Best Case / Worst Case: Win Conference USA and push for a College Football Playoff spot/struggle and end up fighting for a bowl game