[Benson, a senior, made his final statement on Thursday: 168 yards, one touchdown and a victory lap around the field at Royal-Memorial Stadium.] That was spontaneous, ... I thought I'd take one last go-round, get a good look at everything. It was my last game.

It's a knee, for one. I'm a running back, two. You have to be smart, three.

[Miami quarterback Kyle Wright rebounded after a sluggish start to throw for 232 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions but was sacked nine times for a loss of 61 yards.] That was an extremely disappointing loss, ... Special teams really, really let us down tonight.

I had a good game, but I was trying to lead my team to a victory. Even though we came up short, I had one of my best games on both ends of the floor.

We have done a deal for the UK and both parties have agreed to make a formal statement on Thursday morning.

I didn't even breathe on the final lap. That's how close it was. I knew if I had breathed, (St. Joseph) was going to have a great chance to win the race. I had to keep motoring.