SALT LAKE CITY — Myles Gaskin insisted earlier in the week that he wasn’t worried about the state of Washington’s rushing attack.
Then he quickly showed why Saturday night.
The senior running back dived to the right pylon to score on a 38-yard touchdown run and cap an impressive opening drive for the Washington offense, leading the charge in the 10th-ranked Huskies’ 21-7 victory over Utah in their Pac-12 opener before a sellout crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Gaskin finished with 143 yards on 30 carries, both season highs.
Jake Browning ran for one touchdown and threw another to Utah native Ty Jones, and Washington’s defense forced three turnovers — a Jordan Miller interception and two fumble recoveries from Taylor Rapp.