Are Colleges Recruiting Men or Boys?

It seems like in today's world, college coaches are finding athletes that are just kids and not even men yet. In recent news, ESPN did a story on a thirteen year old boy, who got recruited by USC's football coach. The boy is a lengthy quarterback named David Sills. Honestly, the kid is in seventh grade and already receiving a scholarship to play at USC. I just do not understand why coaches are putting these young boys in the spotlight already. With that being said, the parents are just as much in fault as the coaches. David's dad wants his son to get the exposure and said that any parent would do the same thing if they were in the situation. I'm sorry Mr. Sills, but no I wouldn't. I believe I would let the boy enjoy being a kid before I got too serious about his future as an athlete. USC head coach, Lane Kiffin, has nothing better to do than to go after thirteen year olds, instead of the top high school players. If he wants to be in the spotlight more, he has done it. I would be worried if I was a Trojan fan because Coach Kiffin is looking too far in the future at athletes instead of winning now. The young boy hasn't even taken a snap in high school to see what his true potential is. I believe that even though the boy verbally committed to USC, he will back out of that and go somewhere else that will be better than USC. I mean in five years, USC could be one of the worst universities to play football, especially with Lane Kiffin as their coach. I do not think Lane Kiffin has proven himself enough to be a good enough coach to lead a college to the promise land. Only time will tell what will happen with this thirteen year old and the future for the program of USC. I believe that colleges and universities should stay away from young athletes until their sophomore year of high school. This would allow the athlete to develop as a person and player. I believe too much exposure can put more pressure on the athlete than they can handle and mess them up psychologically. With athletes becoming more and more developed at a young age, I think the world will see more and more of these kinds of situations. It is bad for the sport, for the programs, and for the athletes!