Junior kicker Matt Goudis has been ruled out for the season with a back injury, which will require surgery head coach Al Golden announced during Wednesday's ACC teleconference.

Goudis played in the first two games making 4 of 6 field goal attempts before a back injury suffered during summer workouts kept him off the field for the next five games.

Walk-on freshman Michael Badgley will continue to be the team's kicker with Goudis out. Badgley has made 5 of 6 his field goals

Goudis, who converted 13 of 17 field goal attempts and made all 57 point-after tries last season, has already used a redshirt in 2011 so would be ineligible to receive a medical redshirt this year.

Miami (4-3, 1-2) is on a bye before traveling to Virginia Tech next week.