San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes have more in common than they know. They played as freshmen, started every game as sophomores and had to be nudged into leadership roles as juniors. They are finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually... Rolando McClain - Alabama - Butkus Award - Brandon Spikes - Florida
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes have more in common than they know.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes have more in common than they know.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes have more in common than they know.
Vikings Gab (Free subscription) | yesterday
... TCU Ravens – Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State Falcons – Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech Giants – Brandon Spikes, ILB, Florida Patriots – C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson Jaguars – Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Eagles – Travis Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma Packers – Charles Brown, OT, USC Seahawks – Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers Cowboys – Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina Cardinals – Terrence Cody, NT, Alabama...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and a spot in the BCS national title game against No. 2 Texas. The other finalists were Florida's Brandon Spikes, Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon, South Carolina's Eric Norwood and Texas' Sergia Kindle. The only other Tide player to win the Butkus was Derrick Thomas in 1988. More on College Football
elisavoie.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... McClain-Alabama (McClain) LB-Eric Norwood-South Carolina (Norwood) LB-Rennie Curran-Georgia (Brandon Spikes-Florida) CB-Javier Arenas-Alabama (Arenas) CB-Joe Haden-Florida (Haden) S-Eric Berry-Tennessee (Berry) S-Mark Barron-Alabama (Trevard Lindley-Kentucky) P-Drew Butler-Georgia (Chas Henry-Florida)
Jetnation.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
... S, Tennessee 4. Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma 5. Joe Haden, CB, Florida 6. Taylor Mays, S, USC 7. Brandon Spikes, ILB, Florida 8. Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame (Rising) 9. Jerry Hughes, OLB, TCU (Rising) 10. Greg Hardy, DE, Mississippi (Falling)
Mr. College Football (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... let Dunlap go so quickly ? Not at all. Meyer learned an important lesson from his handling of the Brandon Spikes suspension, which was roundly criticized in the media. That was a one-day story that turned into a five-day story because it wasn’t properly handled. …
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... calling for the Giants to draft a middle linebacker early in the 2010 draft (Rolando McClain or Brandon Spikes) since it was clear to me early this season that Pierce had lost a step, and his mind could no longer make up for his diminished physical skill. Hopefully Goff, who only has nine career tackles, will impress me enough that this will not be necessary. At least it will give...
NE Patriots Draft (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
2010 NFL Mock Draft: Round 1 33. St. Louis Rams Arthur Jones, DE, Syracuse Jones is a DE that can play both 4-3 and 3-4, and can help Jake Locker get the ball back much quicker. 34. Tampa Bay Bucs Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida Local boy that will harken back to the days of Derrick Brooks. 35. Cleveland Browns Donovan Warren, CB, Michigan The Browns have needs everywhere, and Warren is a...
