Is There A Point To 8th-Grade Offers?

Everyone remembers the Baby Quarterback (David Sills), who offered at a tender age and then committed to USC. He was subsequently dropped by Steve Sarkisian. But what about Nathan Tilford? He was the wide receiver-turned-tailback who USC offered in the eighth grade back in 2013. Three weeks ago, he signed with Arizona. So what was the point of that eighth-grade offer again?

10 thoughts on “Is There A Point To 8th-Grade Offers?

    • Agree…. and what about the next RB coach? Bring in McNair and rub it in the NCAA’s face!

  1. Have to agree with Wolf on this one. It’s difficult to see anybody who benefits from publicity stunts like this.

  2. My guess is it’s a publicly stunt. Kind of like priming the pump. I doubt anyone expects the kid to commit in four years.

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