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UW running back Myles Gaskin, former O’Dea star, already flourishing in college

Patience isn’t a characteristic you’d normally associate with an 18-year-old, but it’s generally the first word used to describe Washington’s newest football phenom Myles Gaskin, who has suddenly emerged as the second-leading true freshman running back in FBS.

Patience isn’t a characteristic you’d normally associate with an 18-year-old, but it’s generally the first word used to describe Washington’s newest football phenom Myles Gaskin.

“The thing that makes him special as a running back is his vision and his patience,” Huskies running back coach Keith Bhonapha told reporters Tuesday. “(He) really uses the line to set up his blocks.