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They gathered, as they do on Saturdays in the fall, and watched closely, hanging on each play.

Senior Ryan Stamper continued the recent ball-hawking play by Florida's linebackers Saturday against Vanderbilt, even with All-America player Brandon Spikes watching from the sideline.

Danger lurks when players pile up. Anything goes until you get caught. Just ask Brandon Spikes.

It has been reported that Coach Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, and other key members of the Florida Gators had a meeting of the minds, and are now all on the same page.A Obviously you can see the result of that post-Mississippi State game team meeting, with the latest 41-17 blowout of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. There have been several letters written concerning opinions of Brandon Spikes, his actions, and Urban Meyer's ability to punish him for said actions.

This whole Brandon Spikes episode is sickening. Not just the fact that Spikes did a stupid and potentially dangerous thing to another player, but also the fallout.

Florida has won 18 consecutive games over Vanderbilt heading into Saturday's matchup at Florida Field, but that streak nearly stopped at 15 if not for Reggie Lewis.

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Admittedly, it was an absolutepublic relations masterstroke by the University of Florida when Brandon Spikes "volunteered" to sit out the entire game Saturday against Vanderbilt , but please tell me you're not falling for it.

With the SEC Eastern Division title already securely in tow, the top-ranked Florida Gators welcome the Vanderbilt Commodores to Gainesville this week for a conference showdown at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

How can anyone argue with a Florida-Texas championship game? Sorry about that, Iowa, Boise State, Cincinnati and TCU.

Linebacker Brandon Spikes got his helmet ripped off twice by Georgia offensive players early in the game, and it seems Spikes took his retaliation out on Georgia running back Washaun Ealey with a possibleeye gouge .

Florida coach Urban Meyer believes Southeastern Conference officials missed a late hit on Tim Tebow in Saturday's game against Georgia.

Omar Hunter arrived on the Florida campus two summers ago with five stars next to his name on the recruiting Web sites and ranked the second-best defensive tackle in the nation.

Two questions gnawed at me Saturday as I watched the Florida Gators crush arch-rival Georgia 41-17 in college football's annual outdoor cocktail party in Jacksonville: Are the Gators THAT good? Or is the Southeastern Conference THAT bad? Here's what I've come up with.

If by "move on" Meyer means that they're going to try to make it seem like this never happened by having Spikes play this weekend, then yes, Florida is moving on.A And that may not be who Spikes is right now, but it's who he was after a 2nd-and-goal stop of Georgia's Washaun Ealey.

John Raoux/Associated Press Florida quarterback Tim Tebow scambles during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Gainesville.

People love to say football is not just a violent game, but a dirty game. It is part of football lore that brutal things - even unspeakable things - are done deep inside the "pile" of tacklers after most plays.

Latest news and analysis of University of Florida Gators sports. Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Video of late Georgia hit on Tebow circulates Florida quarterback Tim Tebow said on Monday that Georgia players were doing some of the same stuff that got Gators linebacker Brandon Spikes suspended for a half in last Saturday's 41-7 win against the Bulldogs.

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low Florida's Urban Meyer conceded that the pressure was getting to the Gators two weeks ago following their shaky 29-19 win over Mississippi State.