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<h1>Georgia center Ben Jones benched for first half of tonight’s game</h1>
<p class="byline"><span class="time">7:12 pm</span> <span class="date">October 2, 2010, </span> by <span class="author">Tim Tucker</span></p>
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BOULDER, Colo. – Georgia center Ben Jones
won’t play in the first half of tonight’s game at Colorado as
punishment for a late clipping penalty in last week’s loss at
Mississippi State.</p>
Georgia coach Mark Richt and SEC commissioner Mike Slive
conferred after reviewing video and agreed a half-game suspension was
in order, UGA announced just before the start of tonight’s game.</p>
“It was poor judgment on Ben’s part,” Richt said in a statement.
“He feels very badly about the incident and has sent a note of apology
to the Mississippi State player. I have talked with [Mississippi State
coach] Dan Mullen, and he appreciated the concern and Ben’s apology.”</p>
Jones clipped Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox on Georgia’s next-to-last play of last week’s 24-12 loss.</p>
In an interview earlier this week, Jones said: “There was a pass
downfield, and I was trailing the play because I didn’t know if it was
caught yet. I went to cut a guy downfield because I thought he might
make a play, because the ball was still up. [The refs] said it was too
far behind the play, and I shouldn’t have done it. At the time I really
didn’t think much [about it], but after watching film, I now know I
shouldn’t have done it.”</p>
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<h1>Georgia center Ben Jones benched for first half of tonight’s game</h1>
<p class="byline"><span class="time">7:12 pm</span> <span class="date">October 2, 2010, </span> by <span class="author">Tim Tucker</span></p>
<div class="entry clearfix">
BOULDER, Colo. – Georgia center Ben Jones
won’t play in the first half of tonight’s game at Colorado as
punishment for a late clipping penalty in last week’s loss at
Mississippi State.</p>
Georgia coach Mark Richt and SEC commissioner Mike Slive
conferred after reviewing video and agreed a half-game suspension was
in order, UGA announced just before the start of tonight’s game.</p>
“It was poor judgment on Ben’s part,” Richt said in a statement.
“He feels very badly about the incident and has sent a note of apology
to the Mississippi State player. I have talked with [Mississippi State
coach] Dan Mullen, and he appreciated the concern and Ben’s apology.”</p>
Jones clipped Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox on Georgia’s next-to-last play of last week’s 24-12 loss.</p>
In an interview earlier this week, Jones said: “There was a pass
downfield, and I was trailing the play because I didn’t know if it was
caught yet. I went to cut a guy downfield because I thought he might
make a play, because the ball was still up. [The refs] said it was too
far behind the play, and I shouldn’t have done it. At the time I really
didn’t think much [about it], but after watching film, I now know I
shouldn’t have done it.”</p>
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