13 Year-Old QB David Sills Commits to USC Cradle Robbers

by James Robles

A quick look at this kid’s (and I stress “kid’s”) highlight reel, and you’ll see he’s technically sound––a tight spiral, fancy footwork, and even some pocket presence. Only catch––David Sills is just a seventh grader, still mystified by his female classmates and dad’s Norelco.

David Sills is 13 years old, and has already commited to play College Football at USC

Recently, the 13-year-old middle school quarterback out of Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Del., gave the So-Cal football program a verbal commitment effective in 2015. “USC has always been my dream school,” Sills said. “If it was any other college I probably wouldn’t have said yes, but all it is really is a verbal commitment, so I can get out of it if I wanted to.”

Aside from the Trojan’s controversial recruitment tactics, and the possibility they may be viewing delivery room ultrasounds for future team leaders, USC is within their legal right. But if this prepubescent scouting regime is exemplary of the University’s ethics it would be difficult to label USC as anything but an athletic training ground.

Within the competitive world of college football, USC’s perpetual vie for a conference championship certainly explains their overzealous recruiting, but does little to justify it. For a boy who has yet to tackle the difficulties inherent within the tempting walls of high school, this premature commitment could do more to hamper then to encourage.

David’s father explains, “The way I look at it, is if David was a phenomenal mathematician and I held him back, wouldn’t that be wrong?” If David were the next Rain Man, the national attention he’d garner would be infinitesimal in comparison to that of an up and coming football prodigy. Perhaps if college stadiums throughout the country packed 40,000 plus every Saturday afternoon for calculus competitions, Mr. Sill might have an argument.

The reality of the situation is as dangerous as it is exciting. The weight placed upon David’s shoulders is derived from an adult world in which he can only guess at. Those who look to gain from his talents harp on an innocent love for the game. For David’s sake, one can only hope this story ends as perfect as everyone is expecting it will.