David Sills, 13, goes through some workouts. Picture by the Sills family.

You may hear the name David Sills and say “Ok?”, but Sills isn’t just a normal person…rather, a normal kid. He’s a 13 year old who has verbally committed to USC. Sills is a seventh-grader who attends Bear Mountain Christian Academy. He’s 5’11″ and weighs 136 pounds; doctors predict that he will grow to be 6’5″.

How did USC find out about this prodigy quarterback? Lane Kiffen became the new head coach of the USC Trojans this off-season and watched videos of Sills on YouTube. It was Kiffen who offered a scholarship to Sills.

I know what you’re thinking. Last year, when Kiffen was hired by Tennessee, he offered a scholarship to another 13 year old named Evan Berry, and Berry accepted it. Though USC has always been Sills’ dream school, he has trained a few times with Trojans trainer Steve Clarkson, who has worked with Matt Leinart and Matt Barkley.

There are a lot of problems with this “commitment” because it’s 2010 right now and Sills can’t sign until February of 2015 – that’s a long time, and many things could change. Not to say that Sills will get worse athletically, but others can get better.

For example, Michael Jordan was a zero in basketball until his junior year in high school, when he went on to UNC (North Carolina University) and the NBA, where he is now, arguably, the greatest player ever to set foot upon a basketball court.

I’m just saying by the time 2015 comes around, Sills may not be at the top of  the leaderboards. Or maybe he won’t even be academically eligible. Or maybe, God forbid, he’ll lose his potential career to an injury. Perhaps the coaching staff will change and Sills will lose his spot.

It’s a good story, but there are just too many risk factors – that spells Lane Kiffen.