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Malik Willis breaks Liberty record for touchdowns, rushing yards in a season

Malik Willis has now broken two school records as Liberty battles Coastal Carolina in the Cure Bowl.

Malik Willis has been one of the breakout stars of the 2020 college football season, leading Liberty to a 9-1 regular season record while putting 20 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in those 10 games.

After scoring three more rushing touchdowns in the ongoing Cure Bowl against Coastal Carolina, the former Auburn quarterback now holds the Flames’ record for most touchdowns responsible for in a season at 33. He also broke the record for rushing yards in a season for a Liberty player with 855. Both records were held by Mike Brown, who is now the wide receivers coach at Cincinnati.

Brown congratulated Willis for breaking his records:

Willis’ three rushing touchdowns so far is also a Cure Bowl record.

WATCH: Malik Willis rushes for second TD in first quarter of Cure Bowl

Malik Willis has already accounted for 101 total yards and two touchdowns as Liberty leads Coastal Carolina, 14-0, after first quarter.

Malik. Malik! MALIK!

Willis is making the Coastal Carolina defense look like total chumps in the first quarter of the Cure Bowl, already accounting for 101 yards and two touchdowns in the first 15 minutes.

After scoring a rushing touchdown on Liberty’s first drive, the former Auburn quarterback took it in again, bulldozing some Chanticleers on his way to the end zone.

WATCH: Malik Willis rushes for opening touchdown in Cure Bowl

Former Auburn quarterback Malik Willis opened the scoring in the Cure Bowl, running for a 5-yard touchdown for Liberty.

It didn’t take Malik Willis long to get warmed up in the Cure Bowl.

The former Auburn and current Liberty quarterback accounted for 56 of the Flames 64 yards on the opening drive and took it into the end zone for a five-yard touchdown run to open the scoring.

Report: Malik Willis tests positive for COVID-19

The former Auburn quarterback has helped lead Liberty to a top-25 ranking and 9-1 record.

Liberty will likely be without former Auburn quarterback Malik Willis for the big game against Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Sea of Red reported that the star quarterback has tested positive for COVID-19 and will more than probably miss the top-25 matchup.

From the report:

This obviously puts Willis as a big question mark for Saturday’s game pending the results of additional tests. No. 25 Liberty (9-1) is scheduled to play No. 14 Coastal Carolina (9-0) Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. on ESPNU. ESPN’s College GameDay announced Monday it will broadcast Saturday from Coastal Carolina ahead of the big matchup of the former Big South rivals. The Chanticleers opened as 7 point favorites but the line has moved to 10.5 in some books as of Wednesday morning. From all indications, it seems that Liberty is doing everything it can to still play in the big game Saturday.

This season, Willis has completed 151 of 236 passes for 2,040 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions. He also leads the team in rushing with 807 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 120 carries. The recent addition to the Maxwell Award Watch List is the only FBS player to rank among the nation’s top 15 for both passing touchdowns and rushing touchdowns. He leads all of FBS quarterbacks in rushing.