Football Rallies Late Before Getting Edged in Overtime at Liberty

Sport Recap: Soccer | 10/8/2024 10:46:00 PM

Panthers tie sport at 24-24 with beneath two minutes left to pressure additional time

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Sophomore quarterback Keyone Jenkins ran for a one-yard landing with 1:42 left in regulation to assist the FIU soccer group erase a 14-point deficit within the fourth quarter and pressure additional time earlier than developing simply quick by a 31-24 margin at Liberty in further time on Tuesday night time.
 
Liberty escaped with the victory after scoring on a nine-yard run by Kaidon Salter on its first additional time possession after which forcing and recovering a fumble on the Panthers’ possession within the further interval.
 
The Panthers drove 61 yards in 3:44 to impasse the rating after opening the essential drive with 5:36 left and trailing 24-17.  The push was keyed by a pair of catches by junior large receiver Eric Rivers – who snagged a 23-yard catch earlier than hauling in an important 17-yard acquire to transform a fourth and 4 and set the Panthers up on the Liberty four-yard line.
 
Jenkins adopted two performs later with the one-yard scoring run to pressure additional time and after the FIU protection held agency on Liberty’s last possession of regulation.
 
The Panthers trailed by a 17-10 margin getting into the fourth quarter and had a chance to tie the sport after driving deep into Liberty territory.  FIU got here away empty when the drive was halted on an unsuccessful fourth and 4 strive from the Flames’ 18-yard line.
 
Liberty elevated its lead on the next possession on a nine-yard scoring run by Quinton Cooley that made the rating 24-10 with 10:43 left in regulation.
 
The Panthers saved coming to get inside 24-17 with 6:23 left in regulation on a three-yard speeding landing by Kejon Owens.  The drive was sparked by a 40-yard completion from Jenkins to Rivers.
 
The Flames floor sport proved to be a problem for the Panthers as Liberty totaled 281 speeding yards.  Cooley paced the assault with 174 yards and two touchdowns.
 
The FIU protection was led by junior linebacker Travion Barnes, who recorded a career-high 16 tackles, together with two sacks and three TFLs.  He additionally recovered a fumble within the loss.  Barnes now has recorded double-figure stops in 4 of the final 5 video games total.

Jenkins completed 19-for-29 by way of the air for 245 yards.  His high receiver was Rivers who hauled in 5 catches for 95 yards.  Junior Dean Patterson snagged six receptions for a career-high 90 yards.
 
Liberty (5-0, 3-0 CUSA) jumped in entrance on a 28-yard discipline purpose from Colin Karhu – to make the rating 3-0 with 8:34 left within the first.  The rating was arrange by a 44-yard completion from Salter to Reese Smith to get the Flames right down to the FIU 18.  The Panthers’ protection stiffened after that – forcing the Flames to accept the three factors.
 
FIU (2-4, 1-1 CUSA) answered with a 10-play, 48-yard drive on its subsequent possession – leading to a 31-yard discipline purpose by Alejandro Prado which tied the rating at 3-3 at 4:16 of the primary.  Jenkins accomplished three passes for 39 yards on the march, together with a 24-yard completion to Patterson and a key 12-yard strike to Eric Rivers to transform a 3rd and 10.
 
The Panthers scored the sport’s first landing 10 seconds into the second quarter when Lexington Joseph burst by way of the center for a acquire of 17 yards earlier than he was stripped and fumbled on the Liberty five-yard line.  The miscue was recovered in the long run zone for a FIU landing by junior large receiver Dean Patterson to make the rating 10-3.
 
The Flames evened the rating at 10-10 with 8:15 left within the second on a 11-play, 59-yard push that noticed all however 4 yards approaching the bottom.  Cooley capped the drive with a four-yard scoring run.
 
Liberty claimed its first lead of the competition on their last possession of the primary half – as soon as once more leaning closely on the bottom sport.  The Flames posted 55 speeding yards on a 73-yard drive which culminated in a 20-yard TD run by Salters to make the rating 17-10 with 20 ticks left earlier than half.
 
The second half noticed every group commit a turnover on their opening possessions.  Jenkins hit Rivers with a cross that was dropped and intercepted by Liberty’s Amarian Williams. 
 
FIU pressured a essential turnover on the Flames’ ensuing drive as CJ Christian made successful that pressured a fumble deep inside FIU territory that was recovered by the Panthers’ Barnes contained in the FIU one-yard line – thwarting  a Liberty scoring alternative.
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers conclude the two-game street swing with a conflict at UTEP in El Paso’s Solar Bowl on Wednesday, Oct. 16 starting at 9 p.m. ET.
 
The sport will air to a nationwide viewers on CBS Sports activities Community.
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• Tuesday’s sport marked the primary sport exterior of South Florida for the Panthers because the season opener on August 31 at Indiana.
• Tuesday’s sport was the primary in a stretch of 4 consecutive national-televised weeknight contests for the Panthers within the month of October.
• FIU made its second-ever go to to Liberty and its first since 2020.
• FIU and Liberty every misplaced a turnover on their opening possession of the second half.  Liberty fumbled contained in the FIU one-yard line and it was recovered by the Panthers simply shy of the purpose line.
• The Liberty fumble was pressured by CJ Christian and recovered by Travion Barnes.
• Junior linebacker Barnes completed with a career-high 16 tackles – together with a career-high two sacks and three TFLs.  He has recorded double-figure stops in 4 of the final 5 video games total and has led FIU in tackles in every of the final 5 video games.
• Junior large receiver Dean Patterson caught six passes for a career-best 90 yards.
• Liberty entered the sport with the longest present regular-season profitable streak amongst all FBS groups nationally at 15 video games.
• FIU is now 8-7 all-time in additional time video games and the loss snapped a three-game win streak in further time.
   

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2024 FIU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Aug. 31	at Indiana (Saturday)	Massive Ten Community	L, 7-31
Sept. 7	CENTRAL MICHIGAN (Saturday)	ESPN+	W, 52-16
Sept. 14	at Florida Atlantic (Saturday)	ESPN+	L, 20-38
Sept. 21	MONMOUTH (Saturday)	ESPN+	L, 42-45
Sept. 28	LOUISIANA TECH* (Saturday)	ESPN+	W, 17-10
Oct. 8	at Liberty* (Tuesday)	CBSSN	L, 24-31 (OT)
Oct. 16	at UTEP* (Wednesday)	CBSSN	9 p.m.
Oct. 22	SAM HOUSTON* (Tuesday)	ESPNU	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 29	NEW MEXICO STATE* (Tuesday)	CBSSN	7 p.m.
Nov. 16	at Jacksonville State* (Saturday)	ESPN Platforms	2 p.m.
Nov. 23	at Kennesaw State* (Saturday)	ESPN Platforms	3 p.m.
Nov. 30	MIDDLE TENNESSEE* (Saturday)	ESPN Platforms	2 p.m.

 
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* CONFERENCE USA GAME