A 13-year-old football phenom gave a verbal commitment to the University of Southern California to be their quarterback in 2015, MyFox NY reported Friday.
David Sills is a wunderkind in the eyes of his personal coach Steve Clarkson, who has mentored top college quarterbacks Jimmy Clausen and current USC star Matt Barkley.
There are concerns about six-foot-tall Sills continuing to mature physically to withstand the punishment of the highest level of collegiate football, but Clarkson does not foresee any problems.
“His skill set is off the chart,” Clarkson said. “I’ve never seen anyone at his age do what he’s been able to do,” he said on ESPN.
He added that Sills, who is only in seventh grade, breaks down NFL game film as part of his routine.
USC coach Lane Kiffin contacted Clarkson to discuss another player and instead was sold the bill of goods on Sills. Kiffin came away more than impressed.
Kiffin continues his stretch of making big news after he bolted Tennessee after only one year to accept one of the most hallowed coaching jobs in the NCAA.