Chris Gould prepares to punt Maryland into a hole.

Virginia’s Chris Gould has been a valuable piece of the special teams puzzle this season. Obviously, his game-winning kicks against Middle Tennessee State and Connecticut provided the winning margin in those games. But he’s also been a clutch performer with his pooch punting, an important piece of Virginia’s victory against Wake Forest last week.

In the fourth quarter with UVa trailing 16-10, Gould bombed a kick 44 yards with less than 9 minutes remaining in the game. Wake’s Kenny Moore decided to fair catch the ball at the Deacons’ on 6-yard line. Virginia’s defense held the visitors to three plays and forced a punt that gave the hosts field position at their own 44-yard line. From there, the Hoos drove for the game-winning touchdown.

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