Willis, a backup quarterback at Auburn for two seasons before transferring and sitting out last year, ran for two short touchdowns in the first half and added an 18-yard run early in the fourth quarter for a 30-17 lead. He had 21 carries and threw for 133 yards on 13-of-21 passing.
Tyrrell Pigrome, a grad transfer from Maryland where he started seven games over four years, threw three touchdown passes, including a 36-yard score to Craig Burt Jr. to get the Hilltoppers (0-2) within 30-24 with three minutes left. Liberty, however, was able to run out the clock. Pigrome finished 18-of-25 passing for 193 yards.
The Flames snapped a 14-all tie late in the third quarter when Shedro Louis sped around the left side for a 29-yard score. Willis started the 85-yard drive with a 51-yard run. Joshua Mack added 100 yards rushing on 23 carries with Liberty finishing with 354 yards on the ground.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, attendance was restricted to 20 percent of the 22,113-seat stadium with fans required to wear masks.
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| 4th Quarter |
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TEAM rush to Lib49 for -9 yards
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Liberty Flames timeout.
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy42 for no gain
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers timeout.
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy42 for 2 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy44 for 12 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to Lib44 for 5 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to Lib39 for 1 yard
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers timeout.
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Joshua Mack rush to Lib38 for 6 yards
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers timeout.
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(3:04) Joshua Mack rush to Lib32 for 3 yards
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Cory Munson kicks 46 yards from WestKy35 to Lib19, Michael Bollinger returns to Lib29 for 10 yards
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Brayden Narveson extra point is GOOD.
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Craig Burt Jr. for 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to Lib36 for no gain
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Mitchell Tinsley to Lib36 for 18 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy46 for 1 yard
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Lib-PENALIZED 15 yards for Pass Interference
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Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Jahcour Pearson
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy30 for 9 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy21 for 8 yards
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Noah Whittington rush to WestKy13 for 6 yards
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(6:45) Noah Whittington rush to WestKy7 for -6 yards
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Aidan Alves punts 37 yards to WestKy13, Dayton Wade Fair Catch
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Demario Douglas rush to WestKy50 for 2 yards
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Malik Willis rush to Lib48 for 3 yards
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Shedro Louis rush to Lib45 for 2 yards
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Malik Willis rush to Lib43 for 5 yards
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(10:15) Malik Willis rush to Lib38 for 6 yards
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John Haggerty punts 57 yards to Lib15, Demario Douglas returns to Lib32 for 17 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Joshua Simon
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Joshua Simon to WestKy28 for 1 yard
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(11:43) Gaej Walker rush to WestKy27 for 2 yards
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Alex Barbir kicks 57 yards from Lib35 to WestKy8, Dayton Wade Fair Catch
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Alex Barbir extra point is MISSED.
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Malik Willis rush for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy18 for no gain
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy18 for 2 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy20 for 9 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy29 for 26 yards
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Malik Willis pass to Brody Brumm to Lib45 for 7 yards
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(15:00) Lib-PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start
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| 3rd Quarter |
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John Haggerty punts 55 yards to Lib37, Demario Douglas returns to Lib43 for 6 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Malik Staples
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy8 for no gain
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(1:33) Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy8 for -8 yards. Tyrrell Pigrome FUMBLES, recovered at WestKy8 by Tyrrell Pigrome RETURNED for 0 yards.
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Alex Barbir kicks 63 yards from Lib35 to WestKy2, Dayton Wade returns to WestKy16 for 14 yards
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Alex Barbir extra point is GOOD.
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Shedro Louis rush for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Lib-PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start
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Shedro Louis rush to WestKy24 for 4 yards
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Shedro Louis rush to WestKy28 for 6 yards
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(3:16) Malik Willis rush to WestKy34 for 51 yards
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John Haggerty punts 43 yards to Lib15, Downed
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Xavier Lane to WestKy42 for 4 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Jahcour Pearson to WestKy38 for 4 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Xavier Lane to WestKy34 for 1 yard
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Lib-PENALIZED 15 yards for Personal Foul
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(5:30) Gaej Walker rush to WestKy18 for 1 yard
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy17 for 2 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy19 for no gain
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy19 for 2 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy21 for 5 yards
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Malik Willis pass to Chris Barrett to WestKy26 for 5 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy31 for no gain
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Malik Willis pass to Kevin Shaa to WestKy31 for 6 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy37 for 10 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy47 for 5 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to Lib48 for 5 yards
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for Joshua Mack
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(10:56) Malik Willis pass to Kevin Shaa to Lib43 for 7 yards
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Cory Munson kicks 63 yards from WestKy35 to Lib2, Shedro Louis returns to Lib36 for 34 yards
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Brayden Narveson extra point is GOOD.
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Dalvin Smith for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Dalvin Smith to Lib24 for 2 yards
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Malik Staples rush to Lib26 for 2 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Craig Burt Jr. to Lib28 for 9 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to Lib37 for 21 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy42 for 4 yards
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(13:56) Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Mitchell Tinsley to WestKy38 for 17 yards
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Aidan Alves punts 51 yards to WestKy22, Dayton Wade returns to WestKy21 for -1 yards
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for Brody Brumm
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for Kevin Shaa
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(15:00) Joshua Mack rush to Lib27 for 2 yards
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Cory Munson kicks 64 yards from WestKy35 to Lib1, Shedro Louis returns to Lib25 for 24 yards
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| 2nd Quarter |
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Gaej Walker rush to WestKy42 for 9 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy33 for 9 yards
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(0:39) Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Dayton Wade
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Alex Barbir 42 yard field goal is MISSED.
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Malik Willis pass to Jaivian Lofton to WestKy24 for 8 yards
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers timeout.
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy32 for -1 yards
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Lib-PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding
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Malik Willis pass to Joshua Mack to WestKy21 for -1 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy20 for 14 yards. Malik Willis FUMBLES (FF-Omari Alexander), recovered at WestKy20 by Jacob Bodden RETURNED for 0 yards.
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy34 for 9 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to WestKy43 for 5 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to WestKy48 for 5 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to Lib47 for 3 yards
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers timeout.
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Malik Willis rush to Lib44 for 16 yards
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Liberty Flames timeout.
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Malik Willis sacked at Lib28 for -7 yards
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for CJ Yarbrough
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(6:15) Peytton Pickett rush to Lib35 for 10 yards
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Cory Munson kicks 65 yards from WestKy35 to Lib0, TOUCHBACK.
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Brayden Narveson extra point is GOOD.
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Mitchell Tinsley for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Jahcour Pearson to Lib6 for 5 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Joshua Simon to Lib11 for 18 yards
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Lib-PENALIZED 15 yards for Face Mask
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to Lib44 for 4 yards
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Gaej Walker rush to Lib48 for 13 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Mitchell Tinsley to WestKy39 for 23 yards
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Liberty Flames timeout.
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Mitchell Tinsley to WestKy16 for 6 yards
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(10:15) Gaej Walker rush to WestKy10 for -2 yards
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WestKy-PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding
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Alex Barbir kicks 57 yards from Lib35 to WestKy8, Dayton Wade returns to WestKy22 for 14 yards
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Alex Barbir extra point is GOOD.
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Malik Willis rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy4 for 2 yards
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy6 for 3 yards
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers timeout.
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy9 for 2 yards
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for Kevin Shaa
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy11 for 7 yards
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WestKy-Roger Cray PENALIZED 9 yards for Pass Interference
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Malik Willis pass to Kevin Shaa to WestKy27 for 9 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy36 for 6 yards
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Lib-Maisen Knight PENALIZED -9 yards for Holding
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy33 for 4 yards
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Malik Willis pass to CJ Yarbrough to WestKy37 for 21 yards
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(14:56) Joshua Mack rush to Lib42 for 7 yards
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Dionte Ruffin kicks 54 yards from WestKy35 to Lib11, Out of Bounds
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Brayden Narveson 43 yard field goal is GOOD.
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| 1st Quarter |
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to Lib25 for 7 yards
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Gaej Walker rush to Lib32 for no gain
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Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Xavier Lane
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Jahcour Pearson to Lib32 for 4 yards
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Gaej Walker rush to Lib36 for 7 yards
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Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Jahcour Pearson to Lib43 for 16 yards
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Gaej Walker rush to WestKy41 for no gain
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy41 for -1 yards
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Gaej Walker rush to WestKy42 for 7 yards
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(5:21) Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy35 for 7 yards
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Lib-PENALIZED 15 yards for Face Mask
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Alex Barbir kicks 56 yards from Lib35 to WestKy9, Dayton Wade returns to WestKy13 for 4 yards
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Alex Barbir 24 yard field goal is GOOD.
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for CJ Daniels
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Malik Willis pass to Brody Brumm to WestKy6 for 3 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy9 for -1 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to WestKy8 for 14 yards
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Malik Willis pass to Jerome Jackson to WestKy22 for 15 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy37 for 3 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to WestKy40 for no gain
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Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for Kevin Shaa
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Malik Willis pass to DJ Stubbs to WestKy40 for 9 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to WestKy49 for 12 yards
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Malik Willis rush to Lib39 for 12 yards
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Peytton Pickett rush to Lib27 for 3 yards
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(9:57) Malik Willis incomplete pass intended for CJ Yarbrough
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John Haggerty punts 49 yards to Lib24, Demario Douglas Fair Catch
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Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Craig Burt Jr.
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Tyrrell Pigrome rush to WestKy27 for 1 yard
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(11:27) Gaej Walker rush to WestKy26 for 3 yards
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Alex Barbir kicks 59 yards from Lib35 to WestKy6, Dayton Wade returns to WestKy23 for 17 yards
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Alex Barbir extra point is GOOD.
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Malik Willis rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
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Joshua Mack rush to WestKy4 for 2 yards
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Malik Willis pass to CJ Yarbrough to WestKy6 for 32 yards
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Malik Willis rush to WestKy38 for 2 yards
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(13:29) Malik Willis pass to DJ Stubbs to WestKy40 for 12 yards
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John Haggerty punts 35 yards to Lib48, Out of Bounds
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Tyrrell Pigrome incomplete pass intended for Jahcour Pearson
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Gaej Walker rush to WestKy17 for -6 yards
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(15:00) Tyrrell Pigrome pass to Mitchell Tinsley to WestKy23 for -1 yards
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Alex Barbir kicks 65 yards from Lib35 to WestKy0, Dayton Wade returns to WestKy24 for 24 yards
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