First, Myles Gaskin exited the game in the second quarter with a shoulder injury.
He didn’t return for the rest of the first half. And even when he sporadically played after the break, it was clear he wasn’t healthy enough for his usual production.
Backup Salvon Ahmed went down next, limping off the field after his knee appeared to buckle with no contact. He, too, went to the injury tent. Then he, too, watched much of the second half from the sideline.
That left the Washington with sophomores Sean McGrew and Kamari Pleasant available at running back.