Evan Pryor never expected to redshirt his true freshman year.
The 5-foot-10 running back from North Carolina fully admitted as much after Ohio State’s second spring football practice. Last fall, Pryor appeared in four games for OSU, the maximum the NCAA allows for a player while still allowing them to redshirt. Pryor totaled 98 rushing yards on 21 carries and one rushing touchdown in 2021 while looking up at TreVeyon Henderson, Miyan Williams, Master Teague and before his injury, Marcus Crowley on the depth chart.
“It is what it is,” Pryor said of redshirting his 2021 season.