Quarterback Chris Ferguson prepares to unleash a pass Friday during the opening of Liberty's training camp.<\/p>\n
Malik Willis looks for an open wide receiver during Friday's opening of training camp at Liberty's indoor football practice facility.<\/p>\n
Johnathan Bennett goes back to deliver a pass during Friday's opening practice of training camp in Liberty's indoor football practice facility.<\/p>\n
Hugh Freeze inherited a potent Liberty offense in 2019 that featured a three-year starter at quarterback in Buckshot Calvert. The signal caller was entrenched at the position, which didnt create much competition at all in training camp.<\/p>\n
Calverts graduation following his illustrious career opened up competition at quarterback, which Freeze and his staff will take full advantage of during this training camp.<\/p>\n
Malik Willis and Chris Ferguson are alternating reps with the No. 1 offensive unit in the first seven practices to give Freeze plenty of chances to see who will seize control of the position heading into the Sept. 12 season opener.<\/p>\n
Johnathan Bennett ran with the third string in Fridays first practice, and Freeze said the redshirt freshman will have opportunities to get additional reps with the second string throughout camp.<\/p>\n
Im really excited about the competition we have there. Just in Day 1 today, I thought it was very competitive, Freeze said after Fridays practice. Malik and Chris and JB all looked pretty, pretty good. I love competition in the rooms. Thats why we brought in the ones we did, and Im just excited to see it play out. I think weve got really good options there from one day of practice, but really excited about the competition there.<\/p>\n
Willis, an Auburn transfer, entered training camp as the expected starter, and Ferguson, who transferred from Maine this past offseason, was a close second on the depth chart.<\/p>\n
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