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Clemson's Andre Branch Should Be Suspended For Cowardly Eye-Gouge
Clemson's Andre Branch Should Be Suspended For Cowardly Eye-Gouge
Update: This has now hit  Sports Illustrated .   With all the attention given to the Brandon Spikes eye gouge incident last week against Georgia, why has this cheap shot not received any attention?   Start to watch at the 0:04 mark, Andre Branch (#40) grabs #79 ( David ...
Clemson DE is second gouger
fannation.com — Just in case you thought eye-gouging was limited to the SEC, here's a clip of last week's Florida State-Clemson game. That's Clemson defensive end Andre Branch (No. 40) with his hand grinding inside the facemask of FSU offensive guard David Spurlock ... (more) Clemson DE is second gouger
On the Spot: Clemson's doing just fine - time to panic?
On the Spot: Clemson's doing just fine - time to panic?
rivals.yahoo.com — Players, coaches and teams with the most at stake on Saturday. With its convincing win over Florida State on Saturday night, Clemson moved into sole possession of first place in the ACC's Atlantic Division, potentially setting up the Tigers for ... (more) On the Spot: Clemson's doing just fine - time to panic?
Clemson Cheap Shot
Clemson Cheap Shot
thewizofodds.com — Watch Clemson defensive end Andre Branch try to rip the head off Florida State guard David Spurlock during a scramble for a loose ball in Saturday's game at Clemson. Spurlock then gets up and confronts Branch, who points toward the scoreboard. ... (more) Clemson Cheap Shot
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Eye-Gouging Is All the Rage in College Football
The Sporting Blog — ... At the very least, there's some sort of illegal hands to the face going on there. This clear-as-day angle should earn Clemson's Andre Branch a suspension. (H/T to Tomahawk Nation via Andy Staples' Twitter)

Clemson's Andre Branch Does His Best Brandon Spikes Impersonation
No Guts, No Glory — This one is kinda hard to catch. Around the 0:04 mark, keep your eyes peeled for Branch (#40), giving FSU's David Spurlock (#79) the ol' Brandon Spikes. Spikes would give that effort an A++. Video via Tomahawk Nation Fan of No Guts, No Glory? Subscribe to our feed! or Follow us on Twitter! ...

Can We Not Go One Week Without An Eye Gouge?
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... to open the helmet like a Christmas present.) It was also more violent than the score indicated - which seems to be more of a shortcoming of today’s scorekeeping than anything, but we digress - and as the picture would show, someone got a little eye-gougey. It’s Clemson’s Andre Branch , getting a fistful of FSU’s David Spurlock’s face. Video, of course, is after the break. As you might imagine, fans on opposite sides of this game have two very divergent opinions of the play. From TOMAHAWK NATION : Andre Branch (#40) grabs #79 (David Spurlock) by the helmet, snaps his neck ...

Around the Interwebs
CollegeGameBalls: College Football at its Finest — ... Eye-Gouging revisited. Tomahawk Nation busts out the video and still evidence of Clemson’s Andre Branch digging into David Spurlock’s facemask with what looks to be an attempt at the eye-rake. We didn’t agree with the Brandon Spikes’ suspension and we don’t agree with FSUncensored calling for Branch to be shelved. Take it away  ...

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FSU FANS, PLEASE STOP BEING BABIES
block-c.com 10 days ago — Let’s take a step back and look at this situation like real adults for a second. Apparently, Andre Branch got a little chippy with FSU offensive lineman David Spurlock. Let’s take a look at the film… Ok, yes. It’s very obvious ...