Benjamin, a Wylie, Texas native, finished Saturday's Territorial Cup game with 168 yards on the ground and a pair of touchdowns, lifting him over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second-straight year. In doing so, he became the first Sun Devil running back since Freddie Williams (1074-75) to accomplish the feat in consecutive years.
With his 168 rushing yards in Saturday's game, Benjamin now has 2,867 rushing yards in his career, and sits in seventh-place on the school's all-time rushing list.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas high school and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
Benjamin Earns Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention Honors
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