Aug. 16—COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s thin backfield lost some potential depth this week with the loss of Evan Pryor. The Dayton Daily News confirmed rivals.com’s report the second-year running back from North Carolina suffered a major knee injury and is expected to miss the 2022 season. Ohio State entered the preseason with four scholarship running backs, a result of Steele Chambers moving to linebacker last year and Marcus Crowley medically retiring because of multiple knee injuries. True sophomore TreVeyon Henderson and third-year sophomore Miyan Williams combined for 254 carries and 1,756 yards last season, and that duo was already set to carry a heavy load again this fall. But Pryor said he harbored hopes of earning a regular role, and running backs coach Tony Alford said last week he hoped to have a quandary when it comes to divvying up playing time. “Quite frankly, I hope there’s not a whole…
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