The University of Akron Athletics
2010 Akron Football Roster

Gary Pride II
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Colerain HS
as a Sophomore (2009): Appeared in three games ... saw the field against Penn State (Sept. 5), Morgan State (Sept. 12) and Northern Illinois (Oct. 31).
as a Redshirt Freshman (2008): Played in six games as a reserve tailback and on the special teams ... Had four rushes for 12 yards, including three carries for 11 yards in the Toledo win.
Freshman (2007): Redshirted.
Prior to Akron: Lined up in the slot in his team's triple option as a senior and ran for 1,019 yards on 104 attempts with six touchdowns ... Was also Colerain's leading receiver, hauling in 17 receptions for 224 yards and five scores ... Helped lead Colerain to a 10-2 record ... Was named first team All-Greater Miami Conference as well as honorable mention All-City and All-Southwest Ohio District ... Listed as the 83rd-best prospect in Ohio by JJHuddle.com ... Rushed for 188 yards on 17 carries versus St. Xavier in the Division I regional final ... Selected to play in the Southwest Ohio East-West All-Star game ... Tabbed Southwest Ohio all-district ... Played quarterback as a junior ... Was the MVP in the I-Wireless Crosstown Showdown, versus Highlands (Ky.) HS, rushing for 140 yards on 13 attempts with two scores ... In the first Kirk Herbstreit Classic, led his team to a victory over Tyler Lee (Texas) HS by rushing for 150 yards, including a 41-yard TD, on 20 carries ... Finished his junior season with over 1,000 yards rushing (14 TDs) and passed for over 300 yards (six TDs) ... Named first team All-GMC and All-Southwest Ohio honorable mention ... Played his sophomore season at Roger Bacon High School, running the team's spread offense at quarterback ... Rushed for 639 yards (eight TDs) and passed for 675 (five TDs) ... Played basketball one year and has run track for the past three years including running the 100, 200 and 400 runs, as well as being an integral part of three relay teams.
Personal: Son of Tony and Tanya Knott.
ALL PURPOSEGamesRushReceivingPunt ReturnKick ReturnInterception ReturnTotalAverage/Game
200861202100335.5
200930000000.0
TOTAL91202100333.7