Michigan Extends Scholarship Offer to 8th Grade QB Sol-Jay Maiava

A general guideline to follow when building a college football roster is to sign a quarterback in every recruiting cycle. Well, Jim Harbaugh is already thinking about Michigan football's 2020 class.

Sol-Jay Maiava—an eighth-grader from Laie, Hawaii—tweeted that he received a scholarship offer from the Wolverines:

Harbaugh and his staff are roaming the country on a much-discussed tour of satellite camps. After spending a few days in California last week, Harbaugh made it to Hawaii and found Maiava.

On his Twitter account, Maiava lists himself as a 6'1", 170-pound dual-threat quarterback capable of running a 4.7-second 40-yard dash.

The 247Sports database shows no offers for Michigan in 2020, so Maiava is the first to receive one.

However, he's still in eighth grade. We have no idea what will happen over the next four years, so a cautionary tale like David Sills' is important to remember.

As a seventh-grader in 2010, he verbally committed to USC. Hype followed before Sills became a 3-star prospect, flipped to West Virginia, converted to wide receiver last season and recently transferred to a junior college.

Maiava, Jesus Machado, Harrison Bailey and Drew Pyne have picked up power-conference offers before sitting through a single high school class.

But nothing about these scholarship offers is binding.

"Until you sign on signing day, these really don't count," Dennis Marroquin, Machado's coach, told Bleacher Report's Adam Kramer. "You still need great academics all four years of high school. You have to pass your tests. There's so much more to it. You don't just get some verbals and all of the sudden you made it. It's a process."

Harbaugh likely believes in Maiava's tremendous potential. More than anything, however, the offer is meant to spark some loyalty to Michigan.

Maiava will have time to enjoy this accomplishment and develop as a quarterback. But you can be sure Harbaugh and the Wolverines are watching.

[MLive]

Quotes obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Follow Bleacher Report CFB Writer David Kenyon on Twitter @Kenyon19_BR.