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Hugh Freeze calls out Aaron Murray on Twitter for doubting Liberty in bowl vs. Georgia Southern
By Jake Rill
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It didn’t take long for Hugh Freeze to lead Liberty to its first bowl win in program history.
In his first season as the head coach for the Flames, Freeze led them to a 23-16 victory over Georgia Southern in the Cure Bowl on Saturday. After losing three of its final five regular-season games, Liberty bounced back to finish the season 8-5 after its bowl win.
Not everybody expected the Flames to notch their first bowl victory, though. In fact, former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, who is now an analyst for CBS Sports, thought Liberty was spending too much time at amusement parks during its preparation for the game in Orlando.
After the Flames then won, Freeze made sure to call out Murray on Twitter:
“ they weren’t extremely focused??” So glad we didn’t go to Disney but 3 days and not the fourth. People will say anything ..where do they get this stuff from. And it was actually Universal Studios. https://t.co/00ZmuoII6V
— Hugh Freeze (@CoachHughFreeze) December 22, 2019
This was Freeze’s first year back on the sidelines after a tumultuous end to his time at Ole Miss. He coached the Rebels from 2012-16, resigning from the position prior to the 2017 season as the program was investigated for recruiting scandals.
The last time Freeze had coached a team to eight or more wins was in 2015, when Ole Miss won 10.
Liberty had won less than eight games in each of the previous four seasons prior to Freeze’s arrival.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
