With the start of preseason practice just a week away, the Virginia football team will begin gearing up for the second year of the Tony Elliott era in a matter of days. The Cavaliers open with Tennessee in Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 2.

When the season finally arrives, one of the first things any team will need is a kicker of course – you can’t have a kickoff without a kicker. That’s just one of the specialists that help a team compete with punters and long snappers also playing unheralded but important roles.

It’s time to take a look at the Virginia specialists in The Sabre Summer Reading Series, which goes position by position break down proven producers, reserves, new faces, and more.

Virginia Starters, Proven Producers

The good news for the Hoos is that they have some experienced players returning in all three of the main specialist spots.

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