1. Let's get right to it.

As you know, the Clemson target for whom time is of the greatest essence is Greenville (S.C.) four-star offensive lineman Blake Franks.

Franks (6-5, 305), ranked No. 250 nationally by Rivals.com, intends to announce his destination this month. And by all of our accounts, the decision boils down to Clemson or South Carolina -- although it was reiterated to us last week by one contact that Auburn still gets talked about as an option, mainly to avoid picking one instate candidate over the other.

We wrote last week about the conflicting info from sources, which we suggested reflective of the conflict Franks himself is dealing with.