New University of Cincinnati defensive coordinator Mike Tressel has picked up momentum on the recruiting trail.
The Cincinnati football program on Tuesday got its second commitment from the 2022 class in as many days. This time on the defensive side of the ball.
Linebacker Zion Cheeks of Penns Grove High School in Carneys Point, New Jersey, announced his commitment to the Bearcats in a video post on Twitter.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Cheeks, a three-star recruit, according to 247Sports, chose UC over offers from Maryland, Indiana, Boston College and others.
Cheeks, the cousin of former Cincinnati captain and first-team All-AAC linebacker Bryan Wright, is the Bearcats' seventh commitment from the 2022 class.