When Virginia kicker Robert Randolph made a career-long 49-yard field goal through heavy rain late in the first quarter to tie No. 11 Georgia Tech — the ball took a carom off the top of the crossbar — Scott Stadium erupted.

Virginia’s troubles in the punt-return game have become almost laughable.

For a kicker, the swimming pool would look like the worst imaginable spot to prep for an upcoming season.

A look at Virginia’s starters on special teams.

Virginia coach Al Groh looks around and pines for the days that Connor Hughes’ spikes graced his practice field.

Ogletree, Virginia’s top pass-catching option with 50 receptions for 640 yards, boasts another year of eligibility stemming from his medical redshirt in 2007.

A pair of true freshmen who played a major role in Virginia’s win over North Carolina could have easily been standing on the sidelines at other schools if not for their respective gut feelings.

The players on the East Carolina field goal block team weren’t the only ones completely fooled by Virginia’s game-clinching fake midway through the fourth quarter.

Virginia coach Al Groh announced the winner of a heated three-way battle for a starting spot in the Cavaliers’ season opener Aug. 30 against No. 3 Southern California. The position pegged, however, was not nearly as glamorous as the most anticipated battle up for grabs.