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Hugh Freeze's Past Still Part of His Present as He Takes the Reins at Liberty

Hugh Freeze is back in college football, hired as Liberty University’s head coach, and despite the scandal that disrupted his life 18 months ago, he is not wavering from the faith-based public persona he’s crafted over the years. “Our program is going to be about certain core values. No. 1 is Faith,” Freeze told an audience during an introductory news conference Friday. “Faith for me is believing in the son of God, Jesus Christ. He’s the only one I’ve ever met who can handle my junk.”

Oh, yes, Hugh is back. He’s at a place, too, that seems a perfect match for a coach who needs a to rehabilitate his image after the self-made scar on his career.