Brandon Spikes now suspended the entire Vanderbilt game

All a smokescreen. The media and the fans coming down hard on Meyer for his lack of an effective punishment brought this on. Spikes and Meyer are covering their rear ends. Meyer saw all the negative press and probably told Spikes to sit out the Vandy game (as they won't need him anyway), and if he agreed he would let him (Spikes) hold a conference and make it look like it was his idea so he could get some of the heat off of him.