You're in the
rss
Sports - Sports Wire - NCAA Football section

Florida's Meyer backpedals, suspends Spikes for full game

Published online on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009

By Sports Network - The Sports Network
Bookmark and Share
email this story to a friend E-Mail print story Print
Text Size:

tool name

close
tool goes here
Comments (0)

Florida head coach Urban Meyer amended the suspension he handed Brandon Spikes, increasing the star linebacker's ban from one half to a full game.

Spikes was caught trying to gouge the eye of Georgia running back Washaun Early during last Saturday's 41-17 victory over the Bulldogs, and Meyer announced the senior was suspended for the first half of this week's game against Vanderbilt.

But on Wednesday, Meyer upped that suspension to the entire contest against the Commodores.

"A lot of the negative things out there really weighing heavy on [Spikes'] heart right now, and so as a group we decided the best interest [is] just for the team to not play him Saturday," Meyer said after practice, according to the Florida Times-Union.

Spikes is the fourth-leading tackler for the top-ranked Gators with 42 stops despite missing a game. He also has three sacks and an interception return for a touchdown.


A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy fresnobee.com is prohibited. Before you post, please read the terms of use and obey these simple guidelines.

Here are the ground rules:

  1. Be yourself. A nickname will be used for posts, but if an editor finds a user without a verifiable name, that user will be warned or banned.
  2. Keep it clean. Foul language (defined by prime-time standards) will not be tolerated. Neither will the intentional misspelling of foul language or the use of non-English curse words.
  3. Be truthful. Do not lie or link to sites that may be considered libelous, defamatory or false.
  4. Be nice. Don't harass anyone. Don't threaten anyone. Don't use racial slurs. Don't post anything sexually explicit.
  5. Be an individual. Do not advertise or solicit. Do not harvest any information for business use.
  6. Be original. Do not post copyrighted material.
  7. Follow the law. Don't do anything or post anything considered illegal by city, county, state or federal regulations and laws.

more videos »