USC Will Win the NCAA Championship in 2012

Ryan Boatright was just offered a basketball scholarship to USC.

Boatright is 14. 5-foot-9. 135 pounds. He will begin high school this fall.

Pat Forde, over at ESPN has the article, "It's a scary thought, but middle schoolers are now recruitable players."

I wish USC had been scouting me in eight grade rec. basketball--I had some sick games.

In reality, it's not too groundbreaking a story. With Freddy Adu, Michelle Wie and others, the precedent has been set that's it is never to early to stop thinking about fun and start thinking about your future.

Whoa. Wait I second. I just got a picture of the kid. This is absolutely ridiculous. USC has a good enough reputation that it shouldn't have to recruit kids young enough to require a babysitter. Maybe USC is looking to jump down to the high school circuit and dominate. There is no other explanation.

(On a completely unrelated note, the WFAN reunion weekend page is a treasure trove of fantastic radio snippets. It is great if you have nothing to do.)