


December 21, 2006
Ole Miss finds extra yard, Green-Ellis hits 1,000
By Robbie Neiswanger
rneiswanger@clarionledger.com
OXFORD — After further review, Ole Miss running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis has reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark.
Langston Rogers, Ole Miss’ senior associate athletic director for media relations, confirmed this morning that the junior — who was credited with 999 yards when the season ended — has become the third player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark. He said a thorough review of game film revealed a mistake on an official spot during one play in Ole Miss’ 23-17 loss to Auburn on Oct. 8, which should’ve credited Green-Ellis with an extra yard.
“We realized a mistake had been made and our official scorer, I sat down with him and I wanted him to see it and give me his opinion,†Rogers said. “In his opinion, there was an error on the spot and we corrected it.â€
Rogers said the revelation was part of a long process in which the Ole Miss film staff reviewed tape of Green-Ellis’ carries this year.
When the Auburn spot was discovered, Rogers met with the official scorer and reviewed the play from both the coaching video and the television replay. After both felt the spot was a mistake, the NCAA and Southeastern Conference were informed and agreed to the change.
Green-Ellis now finishes the season with 1,000 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 234 carries.
It has been updated on Ole Miss’ Web site, but not the NCAA’s or SEC’s, yet.
“This isn’t anything uncommon,†Rogers said. “You have corrections made every week to the NCAA.â€