1. Spring ball is a wrap, and on Clemson moves to the next phase in the cycle.

The Tigers played host to their final round of prospects at Saturday's spring game and netted one commitment over the last month-and-a-half in Kennesaw (Ga.) North Cobb four-star running back David Eziomume -- whose pledge came days before spring practice kicked off.

While that has prompted something of a letdown among a subset of subscribers, we point to last year's efforts as a reminder that the spring for Clemson is indeed about pollination.

The vast majority of the Tigers' targets made it to campus once the last six weeks for a spring practice.

Those meetings were the fertilizer to get them to Clemson's major official visit weekend -- from which, if last summer's returns are an indication, many flowers could again bloom.

The NCAA's spring evaluation period began Friday, meaning coaches can now hit the road to observe a prospect in competitive action.

Clemson will spread those out for the next month until mid-May, when high school sports and prep spring ball practices come to a close. Based on our returns, it will be several days before a number of Tigers assistants venture out.

Assistant coaches will show their faces for the established targets as reinforcement to ensure the official visit transpires. Many stops will be extending invitations to underclassmen for the Dabo Swinney Camp, which commences May 31.

A complicating factor was added to the equation last week when the NCAA signed off on prospects getting unlimited official visits, rather than capping the number at five. Many recruits remain unaware of this change, and we will have to see if that compels some to extend their recruitment simply in order to take advantage of more free trips.

But Clemson's focus now shifts toward closing time.

Thirteen commitments derived from last summer's official visit weekend.

Odds favor the Tigers scoring their fair share this time around as well.

2. Let's get started with the one who has teased his recruitment might not last that long -- or even much longer at all.

Lancaster (Texas) four-star corner Corian Gipson arguably headlined the recruiting marquee Saturday.

Gipson (6-0, 180), ranked No. 88 nationally by Rivals.com, came out of nowhere to quickly factor prominently in the Clemson conversation.