Archive for November 2nd, 2009

Florida Turns Blind Eye to Eye-Gouge

by Kevin BlackistoneFiled under: NCAA FootballAmong the things the folks at Human Rights Watch keep track of are places on the globe that employ particularly cruel forms of punishment, like, for example, eye gouging.

Conference call: Aggies back from dead in Big 12

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences and the teams within each league. 5.

SEC to review alleged Spikes eye-gouging

Sporting News staff reports Video that appears to show Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes gouging the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey will be reviewed Monday by the SEC, ESPN.com reports. Spikes was not flagged for the incident that occurred during the Gators' 41-17 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday, but the CBS replay clearly shows Spikes' hand going through the top of Ealey's facemask while the running back is in the bottom of a pileup

SEC to review alleged Spikes eye-gouging

Sporting News staff reports Video that appears to show Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes gouging the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey will be reviewed Monday by the SEC, ESPN.com reports. Spikes was not flagged for the incident that occurred during the Gators' 41-17 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday, but the CBS replay clearly shows Spikes' hand going through the top of Ealey's facemask while the running back is in the bottom of a pileup.

Brandon Spikes Eye Gouge Against Georgia

I would like to say this is not what Florida Gator football players are taught.  The running back for Georgia was not seriously injured but with the attention this is getting you would have thought he was blind.  Tim Tebow was poked in the eye earlier in the game as well but no one is

Video shows Florida Gators linebacker Brandon Spikes in apparent eye-gouging play vs. Georgia Bulldogs

A video from Saturday's broadcast shows Florida's Brandon Spikes shoving his hand into the top of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey's facemask at some point during the game.