For some reason, there’s uproar over Justin Combs, the son
of Sean “Diddy” Combs, getting a scholarship to play at UCLA. National Signing
Day was months ago and yet now it’s a big deal??
According to scouting reports, the younger Combs is a decent
cornerback (2-star recruit on Rivals). He wasn’t a top-flight recruit but after
a great showing in a 7-on-7 camp, he got attention from a few major schools.
UCLA decided to offer and Combs signed his letter of intent.
I didn’t think much of it because if the school wanted to
offer a scholarship, so be it. I didn’t think he’d get much playing time but a
chance for a young man to live out his dreams and get a top-flight education is
worth much more.
But apparently some people are crying foul. They ask why is
he taking a scholarship from somebody less privileged? Why take money when his
family can afford to pay his way? To them, I say shut up and listen to
yourselves. You are angry that a young man earned his scholarship and that the
school decided to recruit a famous person’s son.
