Eno Benjamin – Noteworthy
Eno Benjamin turned in the best rushing performance in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season and became the first Arizona State player to go over 300 yards when he ran 30 times for 312 against Oregon State. The total was the highest since Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate went for 327 yards against Colorado last October. Benjamin smashed the ASU single-game rushing record of 250 yards by Ben Malone against Oregon State in 1973, and his total ranks eighth all-time on the Pac-12 chart. Benjamin also set an ASU record with 185 rushing yards by halftime, making him the first Sun Devils player to run for 100 through two quarters since 2011. The sophomore from Wylie, Texas, ran for three touchdowns and also caught three passes for 27 yards and a TD. His 339 all-purpose yards are most in the nation this season. Oregon State has given up the top two rushing games of the season. Last week, Arizona’s J.J. Taylor went for 284 yards on 27 carries against the Beavers. Oregon State is allowing 342.3 rushing yards per game against FBS opponents, worse in the nation. – AP College Football
Eno Benjamin – Noteworthy
OCT 1 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eno Benjamin, So., RB, Arizona State (Wylie, Texas)…Benjamin scored four touchdowns, three rushing and one receiving, in ASU’s 52-24 win over Oregon State on Saturday…The sophomore set school records for most rushing yards in a single game with 312 yards, which ranks eighth all-time in the Pac-12, and the most in a half with 185 yards (1st half). He is one of three Pac-12 running backs to rush for at least 250 yards this year…Benjamin’s 312-yard performance shattered the previous ASU record of 250 yards set by Ben Malone 45 years ago and is the most in the NCAA Division I FBS this season…Added 27 receiving yards for the second-most all-purpose yards (339) in program history, falling just short of J.R. Redmond’s 350 all-purpose yards from 1998…His rushing touchdowns went for 44, 47 and 10 yards and also scored on an eight-yard reception. Accumulated a double-digit total on 10 of his 30 carries against the Beavers (11, 44TD, 20, 21, 47TD, 15, 22, 23, 10TD, 19). Also nominated: Steven Montez, QB, COLO; Justin Herbert, QB, ORE; Jermar Jefferson, RB, OSU; Aca’Cedric Ware, RB, USC; Zack Moss, RB, UTAH; Jake Browning, QB, WASH; Gardner Minshew II, QB, WSU. – Pac-12 Football