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Gibbons Kicking the Game Winner in Overtime
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MICHIGAN BEATS VIRGINIA TECH ON FIELD GOAL Missed field goals for Virginia Tech results in a loss in the Sugar Bowl Special teams played a critical role Tuesday. Virginia Tech used kickoff specialist Justin Myer -- the third-string placekicker -- for field goals and extra points. Why? Because starter Cody Journell was arrested Dec. 21 in connection with a home invasion. Last week, backup kicker Tyler Weiss was sent home for missing curfew. That left Myer, whose only two field-goal attempts this season had come from beyond 50 yards. Myer had an excellent night, making four of five field goals. But he picked the worst possible time for his first miss. Moments after officials overturned an apparent diving touchdown catch by Danny Coale in overtime, Myer missed a 37-yarder. At first, Hokies fans seated behind the left upright cheered as the ball floated toward the posts. Then Michigan fans, seated behind the right upright, began to cheer as the ball faded to the right. "I just didn't get through the ball, and I pushed it," Myer said. The most clutch kick came from Michigan's Brendan Gibbons, who made his 37-yarder in overtime. And what did Gibbons think about during the timeout the Hokies called to ice him? "Brunette girls," Gibbons said. "Every time we were struggling in kicking, coach tells me to think about girls on a beach or brunette girls. So that's what we did. Made the kick."
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