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FSU trying to jump in late on the recruitment of fast-rising DL prospect

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FSU has decided to get in the mix for a late-rising defensive line prospect, but the Seminoles are Franklin Whitley's only potential suitors.

Whitley is a big lineman — listed at 6-foot-7, 265 pounds — out of Greenville, South Carolina. His background has been in basketball, and he's been very successful there, but the 3-star prospect has been gaining a lot of steam as a football prospect. So much, in fact, that FSU added its name to his growing list of offers that includes Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama and Auburn.

u200bThis is an interesting prospect.