Australian Sam Vander Haar first introduced himself to BYU football fans a year ago at this time when he pulled off a fake punt that gained 22 yards and led to the Cougars’ only points of the second half in a 34-28 win over Baylor.

The redshirt junior further endeared himself to the program three games later when he and kicker Will Ferrin pulled off a fake field goal against UCF in Orlando. Vander Haar, who doubles as the team’s holder, flipped the ball between his legs to Ferrin and the kicker ran 8 yards for a first down. The fake went viral on social media , and earned the twosome — along with deep snapper Dalton Riggs — the Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Play of the Week award.

In last Friday’s 38-24 win over West Virginia , Vander Haar was up to his old tricks again, this time faking a

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