As you know, former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables, now in his fourth season as Oklahoma’s head coach, returned to Tiger Town to watch his son, Clemson safety Tyler Venables, during the Sooners’ off week this past weekend.

Following Clemson’s 24-10 win over Florida State at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talked about Venables being back in Clemson – and on the sideline during the game.

According to Swinney, Venables even gave his thought on what FSU would call on a second-down play. And during his postgame press conference, Swinney went into a full-on Venables impersonation.

 “I looked up, and I was like, ‘There’s Brent!’ I gave him a sideline pass,” Swinney said. “I went over there and I said, ‘What do you think they’re going to call right here on second-and-14?’”

“He’s like, ‘Probably a screen or draw! It’s probably a screen or draw!’” Swinney continued, doing his impression of Venables.

Venables met with the media at his weekly press conference on Monday and was asked about Swinney’s impression of him.

Venables graded Swinney’s impression, admitting it was spot-on.

“I was told about it. I haven’t heard it,” Venables said. “He’s got me down. He’s got about everybody down. He’s good at the impressions.”

During his postgame presser, Swinney said he was happy that Venables got to come back and watch his son Tyler. Swinney called Tyler, a sixth-year safety, “one of the best leaders that we’ve had here” at Clemson.

“This kid loves Clemson,” Swinney said. “He loves this team. He loves everything about Clemson, and he’s pretty much grown up here. And for Brent to be able to get back, and Julie – for them to be able to get back and just be a part of that, it was awesome.”

Venables certainly enjoyed the opportunity to be on the sideline at Clemson to watch Tyler, as well.

“Obviously I don’t get very much of an opportunity to do that, if at all,” Venables said. “So, it’s fun to be there for him in his moment, his journey. Being a coach, sometimes everything’s about you and your career, and the family kind of follows suit. So, I’m thankful that I had the opportunity to do that. What’s it like? It’s a very relaxing place, when it comes to being able to just be Dad, and not make it about you. So, it was good.”

Venables won two national titles with Clemson during his ultra-successful 10-year stint as defensive coordinator from 2012-21, and he helped the Tigers win ACC titles each year from 2015-20. He received the Frank Broyles Award in 2016 as the nation’s top assistant coach after being a finalist in 2015.

Venables’ Oklahoma team (7-2), ranked No. 12 nationally, travels to No. 4 Alabama (8-1) on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ABC).