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Salvon Ahmed returns from injury to carry Huskies with career day against USC

Facing second-and-3 at its 11, Washington offensive coordinator Bush Hamden called what’s normally a conservative play and was hoping for a short run up the middle to move the chains.

However, Salvon Ahmed gave the Huskies so much more.

“He’s a game changer,” Hamden said. “He’s a guy that if you make a small mistake, fit the wrong gap or take a bad angle, then he can break a game wide open.”

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After taking a deep handoff, the 5-foot-11 and 195-pound running back skipped to his right and darted left to elude a tackle from strong safety Talanoa Hufanga, who fell to the ground while grasping at a ghost.