Greenville DE Franklin Whitley (6-7 270) had fairly the weekend. Friday afternoon, a proposal from Clemson. Friday evening, a win over Easley to enhance to 5-1. And on Saturday, a go to to Alabama.
First issues first. Whitely will get the decision from Clemson defensive ends coach Chris Rumph round Midday on Friday.
“I used to be on the way in which residence after college on Friday, and Coach Rumph known as me and we had been speaking a bit of bit. He’s been watching movie, noticed how a lot I’ve improved, and he determined to supply me,” Whitley stated. “There was a bit of little bit of reduction, a bit of little bit of grace and thanks. They informed me they had been sluggish to go. They had been clear with me the entire time. They adopted by way of on what they stated they usually supplied me. It felt fairly good.”
Rumph’s analysis of Whitley led him to consider the previous basketball standout has the makings of a big-time faculty defensive finish.
“You’ll be able to’t educate measurement, clearly,” Whitley stated. “Motor. Violent coming off the ball. Coachable. Being coachable. He stated he’s going to develop me into an amazing participant.”
After caring for enterprise Friday evening, Whitley and the household hopped within the automobile and headed for Tuscaloosa, the place they watched Alabama take down Vanderbilt.
“That was an amazing go to,” Whitley stated. “Went to the sport. I had dinner with a few of the coaches after the sport. It was fairly good. I’m going again on an official go to on November fifteenth. They’ve an amazing D-line coach. He was there when (Nick) Saban was there and was one of many guys Coach (Kalen) DeBoer determined to maintain. I really feel like it might be an amazing match for me. Clearly, Coach DeBoer got here from Washington and coached for a nationwide championship, so I simply really feel prefer it’s an amazing match to doubtlessly put me within the NFL or simply develop me so I can try in faculty.”
Whitley will head again to the Yellowhammer State this weekend with a go to to Auburn for the sport with Georgia. He’ll go to Georgia October 18th for the Ole Miss sport. The weekend after that, it’s again to Columbia for South Carolina vs Alabama. He additionally plans to set official visits with Clemson and USC.
Whitley nonetheless has visits to make, so his favorites’ record is incomplete, however he can go a minimum of three deep.
“It’s form of onerous to say as a result of I haven’t been to each single college,” he stated. “I’ve been to Clemson probably the most, and I haven’t been to Florida or Auburn as soon as, so it’s form of onerous to say now. However based mostly off the colleges I’ve been to, I’d in all probability say South Carolina, Bama and Clemson are in all probability my high three, at present. They’re all about even proper now, truthfully. I haven’t taken any official visits, so I really feel just like the official visits will let me know.”
By means of six video games this season, Whitley has 22 tackles with 9 tackles for loss, three sacks, ten quarterback hurries and two cross deflections.
