David Sills ( American football ) David Sills V ( May 5 , 1996 ) is a high school football quarterback who at age 13 in 2010 , was recruited by USC Trojans football head coach Lane Kiffin . Since the age of eleven he has been recruited by major college football programs such as UCLA . He is a pupil of Steve Clarkson , whom some consider to be the foremost quarterback trainer in the country and who has mentored among others Jimmy Clausen , Terrelle Pryor , Matt Barkley , Ben Roethlisberger , Matt Leinart and Matt Cassel . Early life . Since the age of 9 he has trained with Clarkson about 40 days a year . His father , David Sills IV , played one year for the Virginia Military Institute . Sills began playing pee wee football at age six . In Summer 2009 , Sills was among the 7th grade youth quarterbacks at the Debartolo Sports University in Las Vegas , with the likes of 7th grade Randall Cunningham , Jr . and several other notable performers . Lane Kiffin offered Sills a scholarship in 2010 . On February 5 , 2010 , Sills made a verbal commitment to attend University of Southern California even though he is ineligible to sign a letter of intent until 2015 . 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 . 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 . 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 . As a Freshman , Sills was the starting quarterback for Red Lion Christian Academy , a private Delaware school for grades K - 12 . 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 . At Red Lion in 2010 , he accumulated 1 , 355 passing yards and nine touchdowns against five interceptions in eight games . Midway through his high school freshman season in 2011 , Rivals . com described him as follows : " Plays beyond his years and has all the tools already to be a great one . " High school . On September 1 , 2011 , in his debut as a high school freshman , Sills earned " ESPN HS " East Region Player of the Week for games of August 25 – 27 for 17 for 21 , 221 yards and four touchdowns in a 54 – 18 defeat of 2010 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V state champion Ursuline . For his freshman 2011 season , he totalled 2 , 340 yards and 28 touchdowns in what was his second year as a varsity quarterback . He was named a MaxPreps . com U . S . Air Force Second Team Freshman All - American . Following a freshman season , where father and coach David Sills IV contributed to financing an entirely out - of - state schedule including air travel games to California , Red Lion Christian Academy took actions to downsize its athletic program . On July 1 , 2012 , he led his team to the National 7 - on - 7 Championships . As a sophomore , Sills became the quarterback for Eastern Christian Academy ( ECA ) of Elkton , Maryland . The move was controversial because the school is a newly formed online educational institution . All boys that are enrolled are on the 46 - man football team established by David Sills IV to showcase their talents to college scouts . Eastern Christian Academy was only able to play in 3 games in 2012 due to the school ' s failure to gain accreditation from the state . Personal . His parents ' names are Denise and David Sills IV . He has two older sisters , Emma , 17 as of February 2010 , and Abby , 14 . Sills IV is a commercial developer and contractor . In 2010 , he appeared on " Good Morning America " with his whole family .