The FBS club in the Commonwealth gets a new member this year: the Liberty Flames. Liberty’s jump up this year puts Virginia’s FBS count at four schools: the Virginia Cavaliers, Old Dominion Monarchs, and some cow college down 81.
Turner Gill revived his career in Lynchburg after a stint at Kansas snuffed out much of the buzz he earned at Buffalo. In six seasons, Gill’s teams have finished tied for first in the Big South conference four times. 2014 was the high-water mark at 9-5 before bowing out in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.