Florida All-American Spikes Gets Benched For One Half

University of Florida All-America linebacker Brandon Spikes has been suspended for the first half of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt after he attempted to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a 41-17 victory this past Saturday.

 According to Gators head coach Urban Meyer, Spikes was retaliating after getting his eye poked earlier in the game. The Southeastern Conference said it will look at replays of the incident later in the day to determine if further punishment will be handed out.

Spikes is fourth on the team with 42 tackles and has three sacks. The senior is considered one of the top at the position for next year's NFL draft.

We all know that emotions can get the best of players on the field, but attempting to gouge out somebody's eyes? Seriously, this is on the same level of Mike Tyson biting off a part of Evander Holyfield's ear. There is no need for that kind of behavior in any sport. Spikes is an All-American and there comes a certain level of responsibility with that. He is looked at as a role model and he needs act with a little more maturity than that.