The Brandon Spikes eye gouging incident is hot. The Brandon Spikes eye gouging incident is controversial. Brandon Spikes eye gouged Washaun Ealey by poking his hand inside Ealey’s helmet after making a tackle.
Brandon Spikes is a University of Florida linebacker. This Saturday, the Florida Gators went up against their arch rivals, the Georgia Bulldogs. Florida whipped Georgia 41-17. The Brandon Spikes eye gouging incident has yet to be proven, although the incident was caught on video.
Urban Meyer reassured fans that he would investigate the claims and find out exactly what happened. If Brandon Spikes really eye-gouged a Georgia player, he can expect to be suspended.
Eye gouging can lead to serious injuries, including permanent eye loss. It’s highly disallowed in any contact sport such as football, and using measures such as eye gouging is playing dirty and is frowned upon.
Brandon Spikes is a great linebacker – one of Florida’s best. I am not sure what he was trying to accomplish with the eye gouging incident. Brandon Spikes had a serious talking-to by his coach, Urban Meyer.
Once again Tim Tebow led his team to victory over the Georgia Bulldogs. It is the team’s 17th win against their arch rival. The Brandon Spikes eye gouging incident puts a damper on the whole game. I hope that if Brandon Spikes is proven to have eye gouged Washaun Ealey, he will be appropriately punished. No one deserves to lose an eye.
