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| Brandon Spikes: Age is Just a Number
Brandon Spikes will celebrate his 20th birthday just two days after the Gators' September 1st season opener versus Western Kentucky. But, at just 19 years of age, Spikes has become one of the Gators' vocal and emotional leaders. "To me, age is just a number and it doesn’t matter as long as you handle the competition and make the plays," says Spikes. Wise words from someone who just a year ago was learning the ropes himself. In 2006, Spikes was the back-up linebacker to Brandon Siler, who combined with Earl Everett to lead UF in tackles on the season. After the Gators won the BCS National Championship, with a decisive 41-14 romp over Ohio State, four juniors made themselves eligible for the NFL Draft. Siler was one of the last to decide he would forgo his senior season, in the process leaving the Florida defense depleted and without a certain leader. "I watched last year as a true freshman, how they led the defense and the team, and just picked up after him and will try to do the same thing," Spikes said of Siler and the rest of the 2006 Gator defense. Gator Football News @ GatorZone.com |
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