2013 RB Anderson commits to Penn State 
October, 28, 2012
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Josh Moyer | ESPN.com
Three-star tailback Richy Anderson (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) decommitted from Maryland on Sunday night and became Penn State's 12th commitment of the 2013 class.
Anderson took an official visit to Happy Valley for the Ohio State game Saturday, and he knew by noon Sunday he needed to switch his loyalty.
"The sanctions don't matter to me," he said Sunday night. "Being in that environment, it just proves it. No, you can't play in a bowl game. And, no, they lost a lot of scholarships -- but the tradition and everything is still there. It's not just about football.
Anderson took an official visit to Happy Valley for the Ohio State game Saturday, and he knew by noon Sunday he needed to switch his loyalty.
"The sanctions don't matter to me," he said Sunday night. "Being in that environment, it just proves it. No, you can't play in a bowl game. And, no, they lost a lot of scholarships -- but the tradition and everything is still there. It's not just about football.
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Josh Moyer joined ESPN.com in 2012 after covering Penn State football for recruiting website Nittany Network and City Hall for The Citizens' Voice in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Moyer graduated from Penn State and earned his graduate degree at Columbia. Email him at espnjoshmoyer@gmail.com.