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The Grizzlies won't be getting that anticipated rematch with the Liberty Flames anytime soon.

Liberty has opted out of a home-and-home football scheduling contract with Montana that would have sent the Griz to Lynchburg, Virginia in 2018 and brought the rising program to Missoula in 2019.

Because Liberty announced its intentions to jump from the Football Championship Subdivision to the upper-tier Bowl Subdivision, the Flames were able to break the agreement at no penalty, per a clause in the contract. Liberty and Montana signed the paperwork in February, but just days later the Flames announced their impending move to the FBS in 2018.

Liberty exercised its escape clause earlier this month.

"This agreement may be terminated by either party if that party's sports team is reclassified to a different NCAA membership division during the term of this contract," the key proviso read.