Florida State running back Trey Benson, a former standout at St. Joseph Catholic School and O’Bannon High School, continues to make his mark with the Seminoles.
On Saturday in his team’s 49-17 victory over Louisiana, Benson led the Seminoles again with 80 yards rushing, giving him 854 in the season.
Benson’s big game on Saturday comes right after he made history by becoming the first player in ACC history to earn three consecutive Running Back of the Week honors.
A week before the Louisiana game Benson earned the award after running for a career-high 163 yards on 18 carries in the Seminoles 38-3 win at Syracuse. His 9.1 yards per carry were a career high and he now ranks second nationally with 7.37 yards per rush this season. Benson had runs of 24, 27 and 30 yards against the Orange and is tied for the ACC lead with 13 rushes of longer than 20 yards this season. It was Benson’s third consecutive career-high rushing game, crossing the 100-yard mark in all three games. He became the first Seminole since Dalvin Cook in 2016 with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games.
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell offered said Benson is always working hard to get better.
