It’s a battle to decide the best team in the Commonwealth. If Liberty wins, they take the title; if not, it’s JMU’s. Can the Hokies play spoiler?

Liberty seems to play up (or down) to their competition, beating Arkansas and BYU, and giving Wake Forest all they could handle, while losing to UConn and struggling against FCS Gardner Webb. When it comes to Virginia Tech, does Liberty get up for an ACC squad, or do they come out sloppy against a 2-8 team they beat two years ago?

The Liberty Offense

This year’s Liberty group is a run-heavy team that pounds the ball not because they’re very good at it, but because of limitations at quarterback. Season-opening starter Charlie Brewer (#16) has basically been out all year, but it sounds like he might be recovered from hand surgery and could make an appearance. Kaidon Salter (#7) looked promising, but screwed up his groin, missed a few weeks, came back for Connecticut, and lost a fumble that got him benched.

That leaves Johnathan Bennett (#11) as the probable starter. He was bumped to third string in the first half of the season, but he’s improved as the season’s gone on, putting together good games against BYU and Arkansas; the Arkansas game was impressive not just for doing well away against an SEC squad, but because he was also getting over the flu at the time. He’s pretty mobile, and he’s had a few nice throws, including some good balls on post routes off RPO and play-action calls:

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