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Florida LB Brandon Spikes Gets 1/2 Game Suspension

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Nov 2, 2009 7:46 pm US/Eastern

Florida LB Brandon Spikes Gets 1/2 Game Suspension

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By Solange Reyner
MIAMI (CBS4) ― Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes was suspended for half a game two days after he apparently attempted to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a 41-17 victory.

Spikes will sit for the first half of Florida's game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Florida coach Urban Meyer said on Monday.

Video of the incident on YouTube, now at 117,921 hits, shows Spikes shoving his glove inside Ealey's helmet and repeatedly pushing back and forth.

"I don't condone that," Meyer said. "I understand what goes on on the football (field), but there's no place for that. We're going to suspend Brandon for the first half of the Vanderbilt game. I spoke with him. That's not who he is. That's not who we are. He got caught up in emotion."

Spikes issued a statement apologizing for what he did.

"I accept responsibility for my actions and I accept the consequences of my actions," he said. "I would like to apologize to my team and the coaching staff and Washaun Ealey. Football is a very physical and emotional game, but there is no excuse for my actions."

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