CHEEZ-IT BOWL: OKLAHOMA VS FLORIDA STATE

December 26, 2022

Trey Benson

Camping World Stadium

Florida State Seminoles

Press Conference

Q. The point from earlier, you are here in Orlando, here for a football game and you have a job to do while you're down here, but what are you looking forward to most about the week and the experience leading up to the game?

TREY BENSON: You know, just some of the seniors' last game, so basically just hanging out with the guys, hanging out with the team, create memories that will last forever.

Q. What does practice look like this morning, new stadium? How did it look like?

TREY BENSON: Practice was good. Everybody moving at fast speeds. Continue to get the work in. I'm just happy to be out there with the guys.

Q. Have to ask about the Cheez-It Room. Have you been able to see it yet? How was Mycah Pittman picked? Is he the cheesiest on the team?

TREY BENSON: (Laughter) I don't know, he got the room, I don't know. I haven't been up there to see it yet. I have seen it on Snapchat and Instagram. It looks pretty cool. I am going to go check it out today.

Q. Talk about what it means to you personally to be here to be able to participate in this particular Bowl game.

TREY BENSON: Means a lot. We get a chance to have ten wins this year and make history. It is a business trip, but we come down here to have fun with the team and the coaches and the coaching staff. It is big, because we can get to ten wins.

Q. What on tape Oklahoma-wise has stood out to you defensively just watching tape throughout the week and preparing for them?

TREY BENSON: They move fast off the ball. They have a lot of great guys, but basically they move fast and they know what they are doing.

Q. How big is it for the program and how big to catapult to next season when you open the season here?

TREY BENSON: It is big. Some people are home right now. We are just grateful to be here right now. Grateful to have an extra game because last year, we was at home around this time. We just grateful to be here.

Q. What is it about you individually and this team that you are embracing and that you are excited for a Bowl game?

TREY BENSON: Just building the confidence each and every game. Because at the beginning of the season, I was lacking a little confidence, but every single game I have been getting better, rep by rep. My teammates, my running back room, they have been helping me out. My offensive line, Jordan Travis, they all help me out, because, at the beginning, I was lacking confidence, but now my confidence is through the roof.

Q. Speaking on the help you got from the running back room, Treshaun Ward, he got hurt, lost the job, and you took over the bell cow role. How much has he helped and what does it say about his character that he didn't start moping when you took over the job after he came back?

TREY BENSON: I love Tre -- he a real brother to me. He didn't lose his job. He just got hurt. He has to build his confidence back, too, so I'm going to help him out like he been helping me out this whole year, and I'm really grateful for him.

Q. I don't want you to give away any secrets, but how are you able to continue to run the ball so effectively here? Everybody knows you guys are going to run it, but you still run it right down.

TREY BENSON: The offensive line, you know, they have been doing great. I am going to give it to those guys. That is why we have been running the ball, because of the guys up front.