Salter Receives Honorable Mention Nod from Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
9/12/2023 3:00:00 PM | Football
Following a career performance last Saturday, Liberty's Kaidon Salter was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honorable mention list for Week 2 of the college football season.
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Salter led the Flames to the program's first-ever conference win at the FBS level. Liberty defeated fellow Conference USA newcomer New Mexico State, 33-17, at Williams Stadium.
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The native of Cedar Hill, Texas, finished the New Mexico State game with a career-best four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing). He recorded a career-high 319 total offensive yards (276 passing, 43 rushing).
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Salter completed 15-of-25 passing attempts and posted his fifth career game with two or more passing touchdowns. With the win, he moves to 2-0 as Liberty's starting quarterback in 2023 and 4-2 in his career as the Flames' starting quarterback.
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The sophomore helped the Flames rack up a season-high 526 total offensive yards against the Aggies. He guided the Flames on a 17-play, 75-yard drive that took 9:03 off the clock in the third quarter, capping the game-defining drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is an award given annually to the top offensive player in NCAA Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell, the 1977 Heisman Trophy award winner, five-time NFL Pro Bowler and native of Tyler, Texas.
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The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award weekly awards the top performing play from the state of Texas.
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What's Next:
The Flames will face their first of five road tests next weekend when Liberty travels to Buffalo, N.Y. to face the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday. Liberty's second match-up against a MAC team in 2023 will kick off from UB Stadium at Noon.
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Date: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. (UB Stadium)
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: LFSN Radio (Flagship Station: The Journey 88.3 FM Lynchburg)
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. (EST)
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Salter led the Flames to the program's first-ever conference win at the FBS level. Liberty defeated fellow Conference USA newcomer New Mexico State, 33-17, at Williams Stadium.
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The native of Cedar Hill, Texas, finished the New Mexico State game with a career-best four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing). He recorded a career-high 319 total offensive yards (276 passing, 43 rushing).
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Salter completed 15-of-25 passing attempts and posted his fifth career game with two or more passing touchdowns. With the win, he moves to 2-0 as Liberty's starting quarterback in 2023 and 4-2 in his career as the Flames' starting quarterback.
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The sophomore helped the Flames rack up a season-high 526 total offensive yards against the Aggies. He guided the Flames on a 17-play, 75-yard drive that took 9:03 off the clock in the third quarter, capping the game-defining drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is an award given annually to the top offensive player in NCAA Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell, the 1977 Heisman Trophy award winner, five-time NFL Pro Bowler and native of Tyler, Texas.
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The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award weekly awards the top performing play from the state of Texas.
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What's Next:
The Flames will face their first of five road tests next weekend when Liberty travels to Buffalo, N.Y. to face the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday. Liberty's second match-up against a MAC team in 2023 will kick off from UB Stadium at Noon.
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Date: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. (UB Stadium)
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: LFSN Radio (Flagship Station: The Journey 88.3 FM Lynchburg)
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. (EST)
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