Via Gather:
David Sills, a seventh-grader at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Delaware has got a great arm and seems to know the game of football. Even his quarterback coach thinks he’s got big talent, but being recruited at the age of 13 seems a bit overkill.
Lane Kiffin, the new coach at USC has offered Sills a football scholarship for school and in return Sills has verbally committed to the school. This just after taking Pete Carroll’s job and getting his feet wet with the new football job.
Okay, it looks like the kid has real talent, but… what were the USC coach and David’s parents thinking? Verbally committing a 7th grader so far in advance seems risky. First, heaven forbid, David might change his mind. Second, couldn’t publicly committing to USC limit the 13 year old’s choices and potential (if all goes according to plan) for a better deal from another school? And, if the parents are set on this path – which the verbal agreement would imply – then why not get the deal in writing… along with a clause that states if David commits to USC now then, no matter what, he gets a full scholarship.
h/t Jason330 (Thanks, J!)