FSU's Jared Verse and Trey Benson Named ACC Players of the Week After Win Over Florida

The two stars put on a show against the Gators in Gainesville.

Defensive end Jared Verse and running back Trey Benson were recognized as ACC Players of the Week Monday for their performance in Florida State’s 24-15 win at Florida last weekend.

Verse, from Dayton, Ohio, had six tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a career-high 2.5 sacks against the Gators, including a pair of sacks on Florida’s drive late in the fourth quarter. He forced a fumble on his final sack – his first as a Seminole – and his 3.0 tackles for loss tied the most for any Seminole this season.

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Trailing 15-14 entering the fourth quarter, Verse led a Seminole defense that held Florida to minus-15 yards of offense and had four sacks over the final 15 minutes. The Gators had 86 passing yards in the game.

Verse was also named the Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week.

Benson, from Greenville, Mississippi, scored all three of FSU’s touchdowns in the game, on runs of 1, 36 and 26 yards. Benson’s 1-yard touchdown got FSU on the board 26 seconds before halftime and cut the deficit to 12-7. On FSU’s opening drive of the second half, Benson broke free for a 36-yard touchdown to give FSU the lead.

In the fourth quarter with FSU leading 17-15, Benson took a 3rd-and-3 handoff 26 yards for his third score. Benson’s three rushing touchdowns matched a career-high from the Southern Miss game this year and against the Gators last season. He is the only Seminole in series history with three rushing touchdowns in a game against Florida.

Benson’s 14 rushing touchdowns this year are tied for seventh in program history and his 23 career rushing touchdowns are tied for 13th.

Benson is a six-time ACC Running Back of the Week over the last two years, including earlier this season after he ran for 200 yards against Virginia Tech. Verse was the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week last season after Florida State’s win vs. LSU.

Undefeated No. 4 Florida State (12-0) takes on No. 15 Louisville (10-2) Saturday in the ACC Championship Game. The Seminoles and Cardinals did not meet during the regular season. Saturday’s game will air on ABC at 8:00 p.m.

*Courtesy of Seminole Sports info

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