USC's Lane Kiffin Offers a 13 year-old a Scholarship

Lane Kiffin

This man has a true penchant for getting his name in the headlines. Lane Kiffin, the newly hired coach of USC, a man, whose record as a head coach with two schools is 7-6, offers a scholarship to a 13 year-old seventh grader. David Sills, the 13 year-old, may someday be a good quarterback, but it's ridiculous to offer him a scholarship. On the other hand, it put Lane Kiffin's name in sports headlines, and in the final analysis, that may be what this is all about.

It also may deflect attention from USC's problems with the NCAA's rule commission. we are not talking about the large amount of money Reggie Bush made playing at USC. We also are not talking about Seantrel Henderson, the nation's number 2 ranked prospect, who is waiting to see what NCAA penalties are imposed on the Trojans. You can be sure that if the NCAA comes down hard on USC and their recruiting, Seantrel is out of there on the next flight.

Let's hope other NCAA universities are not going to follow USC and the Lane Kiffin circus.