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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Reserve quarterback Austin Kendall threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Simmons with 5:10 left and West Virginia held off Army 24-21 on Thursday in the Liberty Bowl.
Army (9-3) had a chance to tie it with 1:50 left, but Quinn Maretzki’s 39-yard field goal was wide left. Josh Chandler ended Army’s final possession with an interception, and led the Mountaineers (9-3) with 13 tackles.
Simmons also scored on a 5-yard pass from starting quarterback Jarret Doege.
Army quarterback Tyhier Tyler had three rushing touchdowns – from 1, 6, and 2 yards – to tie a Liberty Bowl record.
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Like so much else this year, the Liberty Bowl isn’t going off as expected. The West Virginia Mountaineers were set to take on the Tennessee Volunteers on Dec. 31 in Memphis before COVID-19 forced an adjustment. Last week, Tennessee announced they would be unable to play on New Year’s Eve due to multiple positive tests.
The New Year’s Eve bowl games 2020 schedule features three contests, beginning with the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl and culminating with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
The college football bowl schedule on New Year’s Eve kicks off at noon ET on ESPN with the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The contest features the 24th-ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane of the American taking on the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the SEC.
At 2:00pm ET on CBS, the Offerpad Arizona Bowl at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., kicks off. The Ball State Cardinals from the MAC take on the 22nd-ranked San Jose State Spartans of the Mountain West in that contest.
Liberty Bowl: West Virginia vs Army Picks
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Army has played very well on defense, holding FBS foes to just 269.4 yards and 14.9 points per game, both numbers good for second-best in the country.
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The lowest college football betting total of the bowl season is a New Year s Eve showdown between the West Virginia Moutaineers and the Army Black Knights in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Mountaineers enter as 7-point favorites with the O/U opening at 43.5 before moving down to 41.
We break down the college football odds with our free picks and predictions for West Virginia vs. Army at the Liberty Bowl on Thursday, December 31, with kickoff at 4 p.m. ET.
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