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The Dukes and Flames play Sept. 20 in Lynchburg. Another rough road for ODU Liberty and JMU have something else in common: Both play ODU this season, part of another rigorous Monarchs schedule.

ODU’s Sun Belt schedule is slated to begin on Sept. 24 against Arkansas State. The Monarchs are also scheduled to host Georgia Southern (Oct. 22), Marshall (Nov. 5) and JMU (Nov. 11).

Remember, Old Dominion isn’t exactly a college football powerhouse. It’s a lovely research university close to water and the beach, and it has enjoyed an FBS college football program since 2014.

But that followed a 6-7 2023 season in which ODU played in a Division I-record 11 one-score games. The Monarchs last had a winning season in 2016, long before current head coach Ricky Rahne and ...