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Any Special Team awards for punting under pressure from the opponent's end zone? A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 1:49 PM To: GatorNEWS Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Spikes picks up SEC honor Spikes picks up SEC honor Special to The Gainesville Sun Published: Monday, October 13, 2008 at 12:10 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 13, 2008 at 12:10 p.m. Florida junior linebacker Brandon Spikes has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. The recognition follows the Gators' 51-21 victory over defending national champion LSU at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in front of a national television audience on Saturday night. <http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20081013/NEWS/810130151/1090?Title=Spike s_picks_up_SEC_honor> <http://gximg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20081013&Cat egory=NEWS&ArtNo=810130151&Ref=AR&Profile=1090&MaxW=250&border=0> Rob C. Witzel / The Gainesville Sun Brandon Spikes hauls in his second interception of the game at the start of the fourth quarter. He returned it 52 yards for a touchdown. Spikes had a career-high two interceptions, including a 52-yard touchdown return in the fourth quarter for his first career score. With the interceptions, he became one of only six linebackers in the nation to have two picks in a game this season and the third Gator defender to return a pick for a touchdown this year. Spikes anchored a defensive unit that held LSU to just 80 yards rushing after the Tigers entered the game ranked second in the SEC and 24th in the nation with 206.5 yards per game. The first-team All-SEC linebacker tallied five tackles in the win and currently leads the squad with 46 on the season. Florida's 2008 SEC Players of the Week (as of Oct. 13): Brandon James - Special Teams Player of the Week after the Hawaii game (9/1/08) Jermaine Cunningham - Defensive Lineman of the Week after the Miami game (9/8/08) Brandon James - Special Teams Player of the Week after the Tennessee game (9/22/08) Jeffrey Demps - Freshman Player of the Week after the Arkansas game (10/6/08) Maurkice Pouncey - Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Arkansas game (10/6/08) Brandon Spikes - Defensive Player of the Week after the LSU game (10/13/08) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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