Penn State Sports Magazine
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5 8 N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 2 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M P enn State picked up a commitment from postgraduate cornerback Zion Tracy in early September. A three-star prospect in the On3 Consensus out of Hempstead, N.Y., Tracy played last season at Long Is- land Lutheran. He earned a handful of FBS offers and even was committed to Temple at one point. However, follow- ing a coaching change with the Owls, he decided to go the postgraduate route, ending up at St. Thomas More in Oak- dale, Conn. Now on the path to enroll at Penn State in January, Tracy is playing both offense and defense at the New England prep school this fall. To get a better feel for his progress and how he ended up there, we caught up with head coach Ernest Anderson. BWI: How did you learn about Zion? How did he end up at St. Thomas More? ERNEST ANDERSON: I'm from New York, and I have a buddy who coaches in that area. He was telling me that Long Island Lutheran has a kid SLEEPER HIT Commitment Zion Tracy's coach Ernest Anderson sees an under-the-radar prospect with a chance to break out at the college level RYA N S N Y D E R | RYA N. S N Y D E R @ O N 3 . C O M I N T E R V I E W E R N E S T A N D E R S O N Tracy was briefly committed to Temple, but when the Owls made a coaching change, he decided to do a postgrad season at a Connecticut prep school and announced in September that he plans to sign with Penn State and enroll in January. PHOTO COURTESY TRACY FAMILY