13-year-old QB accepts USC offer, father says

[Bear]

Friday, February 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) --

Southern California coach Lane Kiffin is apparently trying to get the inside track on recruiting a 13-year-old quarterback from Delaware.

The father of David Sills says Lane talked to the seventh-grader by phone Thursday and that the coach told the boy he'd like to have him come to USC. The boy's answer, according to his father, was: "Absolutely."

The Delaware News Journal first reported the story.

The father, David Sills IV, told The Associated Press on Friday that he also spoke to Kiffin and was shocked to have his son receive the nonbinding offer. The elder Sills says he is comfortable with his son's early commitment.

NCAA rules prohibit coaches and school officials from speaking publicly about unsigned prospects.

:nono:

Is it just me or does something seem wrong here?:shakehead:

[SF Kid]

As long as it's OK by the rules why would anything be wrong?

[Bear]

As long as it's OK by the rules why would anything be wrong?

Because in this case the rules are f...ed. A 7th grade kid should not be recruited by a university football program.:mad::shakehead:

[McCovey]

This is just a PR stunt. A football player cannot officially sign a letter of intent until his senior year in high school I believe.