ore than 100 recruits poured into Beaver Stadium last
October for the Nittany Lions' matchup against Ohio
State. There were so many recruits on hand that Penn
State barely had room to squeeze them all onto the sideline. Some had to elbow ESPN's camera crews out of the
way just to get a view of the field. Others were forced to
watch the game from the Buckeyes' sideline because there was no
room for them on Penn State's.
Among the dozens of recruits was a kid named Richy Anderson.
You've no doubt heard of him, and even if you haven't, you've heard
of his dad, Richie Anderson, a
former Penn State tailback
and 10-year NFL veteran.
The younger Anderson had
previously committed to Maryland, but when the sun set and
the crowd, 107,818 strong,
roared to life, he suddenly
found himself with second
thoughts. Said Anderson, "I almost had tears at one point just imagining what it would be like to be out there."
In a few short weeks, he won't have to imagine. Anderson recanted
his commitment to the Terrapins, signed with Penn State, enrolled in
January, participated in spring practice and will soon be suiting up
to play before those same throngs whose pictures he was taking with
his camera phone during that visit last fall. Listed as one of the Nit-
