USC Prodigy-David Sills
Posted by Ryan Geiger on February 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Maybe you have heard of this 13 year old kid David Sills who is a 7th grader at Red Lion Christian Academy in Delaware. Maybe you have heard that he was offered a scholarship from Lane Kiffin to USC. I know what your thinking, are you kidding me? A 13 year old, 7th grade boy. However, what if one of the greatest recruiters the college game has ever seen sees something that in 5 years every other coach sees but is too late to capitalize on? I don’t know if I agree with the tactic of going after kids who barely have hair under their pits yet. This opens a very dangerous but potentially exciting door.
There is something to say about someone who can see talent and potential in others and help them get to that point of greatness. The tough thing is David will live his entire football career under a microscope. Every mistake will be magnified as well as every victory. To come from a small Christian school and reach what some consider the Mecca of college football is no small feat. The Bible says, “Pride comes before the fall.” David will have to watch himself that he does not fall into this category as so many of us do and see it end due to our own inability to remember who gave us our ability to begin with.
I hope for David that he fulfills the expectations that are on him. From his coaches, parents and friends there will be a constant bombardment of those trying to “get in” with him and those who constantly will be telling him what he needs to do to be great or even worse that he has already arrived. I’m excited for the kid and for what this means to Red Lion Christian Academy. After all I am a USC fan, and as they said on ESPN, “Is there a better place to play football anywhere in the country?” I’m sure my Penn State friends will love that.
We all have those moments where the expectations far surpass the experience. Don’t miss out on the journey only to arrive at the destination.
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Check out the video of David. For a 13 year old, he has skills.
