David Sills

Kiffin heard about Sills via a popular YouTube video that Clarkson recommended and had not actually met him personally at the time of his verbal commitment. Clarkson coordinated the communication of the scholarship offer to keep its execution within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) bylaws. The commitment that Sills has made is non-binding, which allows him to decommit and pursue another program. Sills is among the youngest football players to ever receive a scholarship offer from a major football program. Sills' commitment brought about numerous responses from sources such as ESPN calling into question NCAA recruiting policies on youth athletes.<br /><br /> In February 2011, there were rumors that the Auburn Tigers football team had made him a scholarship offer. The rumors turned out to be unfounded. Sills flew from Delaware to California to observe USC spring practice in March 2011.<br /><br /> At age thirteen, Sills, a seventh-grader from, is nearly tall. Scouts mention his youth athletic prowess in the same breath with Tiger Woods and LeBron James. Sills is the starting quarterback for Red Lion Christian Academy, which is a school for grades K-12 in Bear. By 2007, Sports Illustrated had already hailed him as one of the greatest prospects ever, and Bloomberg News described him as the "best arm money can buy". Sills uses National Football League video footage to learn quarterbacking skills. Read Less