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Progress Being Made in Evan Pryor’s Protest for Social Change, Getting Full Support From Fellow Commits and His Future Ohio State Coaches

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

Progress for Pryor’s cause

Last week, Ohio State commit Evan Pryor, a running back at William Amos Hough (N.C.) High School, used his voice to advocate for social change at his school, saying he is willing to sit out his senior season if progress is not made at Hough regarding social issues.

This came after fellow Hough students made racist posts on social media, and Pryor and teammate Curtis Neal took action by declaring they would each sit out this upcoming season if progress was not made – similar to the actions that recent college football players such as Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard and Texas’ DeMarvion Overshown have taken.