The Akron Zips (1-2) continue their maiden campaign under Joe Moorhead’s leadership, taking the trek down to Lynchburg to take on the independent Liberty Flames (2-1), who are beginning the on-ramp to Conference USA membership this season.
It’s been choppy waters since the victory against the Red Flash for Akron, enduring two absolute beat downs to Michigan State and Tennessee over the last two weeks. Liberty, meanwhile, has been a cardiac unit this year, with a close loss to a ranked Wake Forest last week sitting amongst a 4OT win against a hapless Southern Miss team and a seven-point victory against UAB, a program currently going through a leadership transition.