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In a metaphorical sense, the Florida Gators abused Georgia in a 41-17 beat down on Saturday. But also, in a quite literal sense, linebacker Brandon Spikes attempted to gouge the eyes of Bulldog running back Washuan Ealey.

Florida has suspended Spikes for the first half of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt.

Reached for comment, Brandon Spikes did not say, "Captain Insano shows no mercy." But I wish he had.

William and Mary, Virginia's first university (and the second-oldest university in the country), achieved another milestone Saturday: the college crowned its first transgender homecoming queen. Jessee Vasold made history at halftime of the James Madison-W&M game.

According to the student paper the Flat Hat, "Vasold identifies as gender-queer and prefers to be referred to with gender neutral pronouns: 'ze' in place of he or she and 'zir' rather than him or her."

Vasold admitted to being surprised by the news. Via the Daily Press' Melinda Waldrop:

Unless you're a close family member or an ardent SMU soccer supporter you've probably never heard of Ryan Rosenbaum. Until now, anyway. On Wednesday night against No. 16 Tulsa, the SMU freshman scored a goal ... from roughly 95 yards out. That's a nine and a five.

Not exactly how Rosenbaum planned it -- it looks like he was just clearing the ball out of his half -- but thanks to windy, wet conditions, the ball skipped over the goalkeeper's head for a 3-1 Mustangs lead. (They held on to win 3-2.)

Video after the jump.

Goldy Gopher, the University of Minnesota mascot, has had time to reflect on his decision to mock Penn State defensive end Jerome Hayes as he prayed in the end zone prior to last week's game. And Goldy is very sorry for his behavior.

Okay, he didn't really say that -- Goldy isn't real, like, say, Steely McBeam, just some dude dressed up as a oversized gopher.

But University spokesman Dan Wolter issued the following statement.

Sometimes our vision of the life we hope to lead gets derailed by the realities of trying to pay the bills or put food on the table. But for the lucky few (like Chase Mejia, for example) the real world is much better than anything that could be dreamed up.

Mejia was a high school football standout and had a scholarship offer from Kansas State to play wide receiver. Because he had previously transferred from Missouri State, and NCAA rules require transfers to sit out a season before regaining eligibility, Mejia picked up a little part-time work. Nope, he's not delivering pizzas or helping underprivileged kids learn to read. He's making porn. Naturally.

You can see the NSFW, um, fruits of his labor here. Or if you'd prefer to see Mejia, high school football hero, video of his on-field exploits are after the jump. Your call.

South Florida plays all its college football games at Raymond James Stadium. (For those lacking stadium name knowledge: the one with the giant pirate ship and loud, obnoxious cannons.) Typically, there are not as many people at a USF game as there are at Tampa Bay Buccaneers games; this makes total sense because USF is not Alabama or LSU. Or Florida State, for that matter.

But for Thursday night's game against Cincinnati, USF had 52,073 fans show up to Raymond James. That prompted some folks around the area to wonder if the Bulls would finally outdraw the Bucs (and, thusly, embarrass the hell out of Tampa's currently anemic NFL franchise). Well, they did. By 12,000 people.

Sure, it looks like the Minnesota Gophers mascot is mocking Penn State defensive end Jerome Hayes as he prays before last Saturday's game. But I like to think that it was deeper than that.

The Nittany Lions are ranked 13th in both the BCS standings and the AP poll, and the Gophers need all the help -- divine or otherwise -- that they can get. Perhaps the mascot, drawing inspiration from Hayes, figured it couldn't hurt to say a little prayer for Minnesota, too. Or maybe he was just making fun of a guy as he gave thanks to his god.

Video sacrilege after the jump.

Larrques Cunningham is a 6-foot-5 forward at NAIA Lee University in Tennessee. He's also a YouTube star, thanks to the video of him dunking above and two more videos of him dunking below, all from Lee's annual season tip-off event.

A University of Florida gymnast has been arrested after authorities found a small arms depot in her apartment.

Good news: Melanie Sinclair, a senior and nine-time All-America, didn't steal the the nine guns, two computers and a safe listed on the police report. Bad news: her boyfriend Bud Leonard Williams, a convicted felon, did, and he ratted her out to the fuzz as knowing the goods were hot.

Sinclair now faces two felony counts of larceny and one felony count of burglary of a dwelling unarmed, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Looking for ways to spend all that disposable income this economy has blessed you with? Three words: equity seat rights. That's right, for the price of a modest suburban home -- or just the home theatre -- you can buy a stadium seat.

Via the Wall Street Journal: