It’s not just college football that has players opting-out. Just like questions linger on what schools and conferences will play a fall season in college, the same holds true in high school. Some of those kids are prepared to come to Ohio State early as a part of the 2021 class, and they have decisions to make. As state high school associations make decisions on the upcoming season, prospects are forced to adjust.
We’ve already heard from one running back in the class that will be skipping his senior year season in high school and enrolling in Columbus early. Five-star prospect TreVeyon Henderson announced his intentions to enroll early at OSU, and now we have another.
Four-star back Evan Pryor announced on Friday that he too will skip his senior season at William Amous Hough High School and enroll at Ohio State early.
“These past three years have been an amazing journey,” Pryor wrote. “I would like to give a huge thanks to the entire Hough High School for not only believing in me to become a better football player, but a greater man.”
“Given the NCHSAA’s decision, in January I plan on enrolling at The Ohio State University early which means I will not play my senior season with my high school. But in this decision I feel confident and well prepared thanks to the support I have gotten from my coaches.”
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— Evan Pryor (@evanpryor3) August 13, 2020
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association ruled to postpone the high school season to February on Wednesday, more or less making the decision for Pryor.
Another tantalizing variable that could have weighed in on Pryor’s decision and others, is the possibility of getting two so-called seasons in just one calendar year and burning up just one year of eligibility. Ryan Day mentioned that as a development that many in the incoming 2021 class have been excited about the potential of.
We must emphasize though, the NCAA has yet to completely weigh in on that in the unique parameters everyone is operating under. Currently, eligibility is tied to a calendar year, so it appears to be a real potential.
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