Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes is suspended for the first half of Saturday's Vanderbilt game, coach Urban Meyer announced Monday.
The move comes two days after Spikes appeared to eye-gouge Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a pile during the Gators' 41-17 win.
No penalty was called during the game, but Spikes was caught putting his finger in Ealey's face mask on CBS cameras, and the video was quickly posted all over the Internet.
"I don't condone that, and I understand what goes in football, but there's no place for that," Meyer said. "That's not who he is. That's not who we are. He got caught up in emotion. I love Brandon Spikes and our team does. We're going to move on, but he has our full support."
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