COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Pryor’s commitment to Ohio State football on Monday night did not deter another top running back from keeping the Buckeyes on his list. TreVeyon Henderson — a 5-star prospect ranked No. 17 overall in the 247 Sports national consensus — put Ohio State in his final nine teams Monday night. Also on the list for the second-ranked running back in the nation: in-state Virginia and Virginia Tech, along with Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Penn State and Texas. Noticeably absent from that list: Clemson, which had one of three 247 crystal ball predictions prior to him trimming his list. (Ohio State and “undecided” had the other two predictions.) Ohio State prioritized finding multiple top running backs in this class to bolster a room thin on proven upper-echelon talent. That can be easier said that done after the first one commits, which four-star, top-100 prospect Pryor did…
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