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<blockquote data-quote="Samuel S" data-source="post: 129385214" data-attributes="member: 1754664">There was a coaching change; it was Kiffin who offered Sills. That said, it seems obvious that the ridiculously early &quot;offer&quot; was something of&nbsp; a publicity stunt . Sills was obviously one of those not uncommon kids who was more precocious than supremely talented. What did USC have to lose? If Sills matured into a top-notch prospect they had the inside track, and&nbsp; if he didn't they just amicably part ways.&nbsp; Sills had nothing to lose by playing along. Even if&nbsp;&nbsp; he was not quite up to USC QB standards when he reached his senior year he still received the benefit of the wide exposure and hype.&nbsp; I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that he doesn't have the ability to play QB in the future just&nbsp; because USC under a new coach (whose judgment might be questioned, considering recent events) backed off. USC even with it's current issues is and always will be an easy place to recruit and has been&nbsp; QB magnet historically. USC passes on lots of QBs and other players we would love to have.&nbsp; Likewise, just because&nbsp;&nbsp; we used him at WR to shore up a thin position with someone who gives us things our other receivers don't have&nbsp; (height, hands, ball skills) and that are pretty helpful with a shaky QB who literally just tosses balls up for grabs, doesn't mean he can't compete for and maybe win the QB job down the road.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samuel S, post: 129385214, member: 1754664"] There was a coaching change; it was Kiffin who offered Sills. That said, it seems obvious that the ridiculously early "offer" was something of a publicity stunt . Sills was obviously one of those not uncommon kids who was more precocious than supremely talented. What did USC have to lose? If Sills matured into a top-notch prospect they had the inside track, and if he didn't they just amicably part ways. Sills had nothing to lose by playing along. Even if he was not quite up to USC QB standards when he reached his senior year he still received the benefit of the wide exposure and hype. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that he doesn't have the ability to play QB in the future just because USC under a new coach (whose judgment might be questioned, considering recent events) backed off. USC even with it's current issues is and always will be an easy place to recruit and has been QB magnet historically. USC passes on lots of QBs and other players we would love to have. Likewise, just because we used him at WR to shore up a thin position with someone who gives us things our other receivers don't have (height, hands, ball skills) and that are pretty helpful with a shaky QB who literally just tosses balls up for grabs, doesn't mean he can't compete for and maybe win the QB job down the road. [/QUOTE]

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