Flames Sports Hotline Returns Tonight at 6 p.m.
9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Internet Listening Option: Link to Listen Live at 6 p.m. on Monday Night (ESPNinVa.com)
Mobile Listening Option: My Journey FM app (available in the Google Play and iTunes app stores)
Lynchburg Location: Liberty University Bookstore (Main Campus across the street from Williams Stadium in Speakman parking lot) – Link to Campus Map
To email questions: LFSN@liberty.edu
Twitter: @LibertyRadioPxP
Toll Free Hotline: (877) 401-9041
The Flames Sports Hotline, a weekly radio call-in show spotlighting Liberty's football program, returns to the airwaves this evening at 6 p.m. The show is hosted weekly at the Liberty University Bookstore, featuring Flames Head Coach Turner Gill and a different member of his coaching staff each week.
For the third year in a row, the Flames Sports Hotline will air weekly on the ESPNinVA network, which includes the following ESPN Radio stations in the Central Virginia area: 93.3 FM (Lynchburg), 106.3 FM (Danville), 1240 AM (Roanoke), 1320 AM (Lynchburg) and 1350 AM (Bedford).
Fans unable to listen to the show via a traditional radio station can also listen via the link provided above or by downloading the My Journey FM mobile app. The app is available in both the Google Play and iTunes mobile app stores.
The Liberty University Bookstore is located across the street from Williams Stadium in the Speakman parking lot. The show broadcasts live throughout the Barnes and Nobles bookstore and fans are encouraged to participate during the call-in segments.
Alan York, the radio play-by-play broadcaster for football and men's basketball, hosts the call-in show, which features Liberty's fourth-year head football coach Turner Gill. The show will open weekly with a different member of Gill's coaching staff, continuing this week with co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Vantz Singletary.
During his first three seasons at Liberty, Singletary has helped mold some of the top defensive linemen in the conference, resulting in seven all-conference selections and two all-state honorees.
Additionally, Liberty's entire defensive line has been named Big South Defensive Player of the Week following the Flames' shutout wins against Gardner-Webb (2013) and Norfolk State (2014).
Singletary's front line defense has helped the Flames be a top 20 ranked defensive unit. Liberty finished the 2012 season ranked No. 15 in the country in total defense (314.7 yards allowed per game) and No. 9 in 2013 (313.9).
The Flames have also ranked among the national leaders in rushing defense under Singletary's guidance. In 2012, Liberty ranked No. 24 in rushing defense (126.1 yards allowed per game), while ranking No. 15 in the country be allowing only 12 rushing touchdowns and in red zone defense (66.7 conversation percentage) in 2013.
Following the opening segment with Singletary, York will welcome in Gill for the remainder of the hour-long show. Gill will recap Liberty's thrilling victory over No. 8/7 Montana on Saturday, plus preview the beginning of a four-game road swing at Southern Illinois this upcoming weekend.
Following the first few segments with Gill, York will open up the phone lines and field questions from the radio listening audience or those seated inside the Liberty University Bookstore. Fans unable to be on location for the show each Monday night may call in at (877) 401-9041 to participate in the weekly show.
Those not able to participate in the call-in portion of the show can also email their questions for Gill to LFSN@liberty.edu, prior to the start of the show.
Flames Nation fans can listen to the show locally by tuning their radio dials to any of the ESPNinVA network of stations in the Central Virginia area. The show also airs live online at LibertyFlames.com and can be heard by clicking on the link above.
ESPNinVA Radio Network
93.3 FM (Lynchburg)
106.3 FM (Danville)
1240 AM (Roanoke)
1320 AM (Lynchburg)
1350 AM (Bedford)
