Pryor, who has three years of eligibility left, arrived at Ohio State ranked as the No. 6 running back in the country and the No. 5 player in North Carolina.
In his three years at Ohio State, Pryor has appeared in eight games, rushing 40 times for 147 yards and one touchdown.
Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes knows his team’s playoff match against St. Louis City will be “a battle,” but he’s hoping for a knockout.
Sporting defeated the No. 1 seed 4-1 in the first game. City
Now seeking a knockout blow
WHAT OCCURED? Speaking to the KCStar on Friday, Sporting’s manager elaborated on the match’s anticipation and how his team is preparing for the intense playoff clash that awaits them.
“It’s going to be a battle,” Vermes predicted. “The game will be a battle because they have a really, really good team.” We’re up against the best team in the league, so we have to bring our A-game. I’m not sure they have to be, and that’s the distinction.”
“They come out and play a very aggressive, high-pressing style,” Vermes added. They do it. Everyone is aware of it. This is nothing new. So I fully anticipate them doing the same thing here.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: SKC stunned the entire MLS world with a 4-1 thrashing of the Western Conference’s best team in game one of their best-of-three MLS series. Sporting had been thrashed twice by their intra-state rivals during the regular season, but they pulled a UNO in the playoffs.
The No. 8 seed has a chance to knock out the Western Conference favorites and derail their postseason plans in Game 2.
