LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) —Liberty University has named its interim head football coach to replace the departing Hugh Freeze.
LU Athletic Director Ian McCaw announced Tuesday that Josh Aldridge will lead the Flames until a permanent coach is named.
McCaw says he has a short list of candidates for the permanent job. He hopes to announce the new head coach as early as next week.
Aldridge is the current Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at Liberty.
The Flames are bowl-eligible, and Aldridge will likely coach the Flames in that game.
Liberty is one of just five FBS teams to win a bowl game in the last three seasons.
He joined Freeze’s staff at LU in January 2019.
Before that Aldridge was a defensive coach at Lenoir-Rhyne and West Georgia.
Auburn University announced Monday that it had hired Freeze to coach its football team.
