Oregon Ducks discuss players stepping up to win the game

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Oregon Ducks wide receiver Malik Benson discusses players stepping up to win the game. Benson talks about making plays when their numbers are called and trusting the coaches.

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00:00In the back, Brett.

00:05So wide receiver group that's obviously been depleted through injuries for

00:08the last couple of weeks or so.

00:09You and yourself, obviously, a bunch of people that step in the week.

00:13What's it been like watching you yourself and some of the other guys, you know,

00:16step up in this moment where you had to step up and to help your team come away

00:20with big wins in that stretch and a big win here in Washington tonight?

00:23You know, just like I said, just making plays our numbers called and

00:26knowing that we got trust in the coaches and Dante, most importantly.

00:30But just going out there and just do what we do every single day.

00:32You know, when we come out here and do it on Saturday, like it's a surprise

00:35to everybody else, but it's not a surprise to the 11 guys on the field

00:38because we see it every single day in practice.

00:40Matt?

00:41Knowing your track record to get here, having to go to JUCO, Alabama, Florida State,

00:46how gratifying has this year been for you individually

00:50and the opportunity it's presented yourself?

00:52No, it's been nothing but a blessing, just getting the opportunity to come

00:56to a place like Oregon, you know, that people dream to be at.

00:59But, you know, just get another year of eligibility.

01:02You know, I didn't know what that was going to look like before the season

01:04and then once I got it, just, you know, Coach Landy trusted me, you know,

01:08getting Coach Ross in the springtime, him trusting me and us trusting in him

01:12and then, you know, just blessed for the opportunity just to be, you know,

01:17to sit here and make plays, but just to be here at Oregon is just nothing but a blessing.

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