The Liberty County football team kicks off its regular season at 7:30 tonight by facing the Effingham County Rebels at Donell Woods Stadium.Senior quarterback Walker Franklin has been tapped to lead the offense, Panther head coach Kirk Warner said. Franklin transferred from Wayne County High School about a month ago and made an immediate impact on Liberty’s offense. He primarily played wide receiver last year at Wayne County, but backed up quarterback Malique Jackson, who’s now a freshman at Florida State. “(Franklin) has good senior presence and good pocket presence, and he doesn’t make many mistakes,” Warner said.Warner feels confident in Franklin’s ability to read coverage and make plays, but there were other areas of the offense that needed some tweaking this week.