Hands down the best runner in the NCAA this year has been Cedric Benson. He has to carry the entire Texas offense, which has no semblance of a passing game. Peterson benefits tremendously from playing in an offense that features a Heisman trophy quarterback and a first round receiver. Every team Oklahoma has faced this year has geared to stop the pass, leaving Peterson enormous space in which to run. Benson faces eight or nine man fronts on every down. Cadillac doesn't have to carry nearly as great a load because of Brown. No, there's just no comparison between Benson and the rest of the field.
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