CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 1 Clemson escaped Chapel Hill with a 21-20 win over North Carolina on Saturday at Kenan Stadium thanks to a clutch defensive stand at the goal-line on a two-point conversion attempt in the game’s waning moments. With 1:17 remaining, UNC freshman quarterback Sam Howell rolled right and, before he could […]
No school in the country builds as much depth as Clemson. Last week, the top-ranked Tigers played a record 111 players in their blowout victory against Charlotte. In all, 41 of those players came on the defensive side of the football. It’s a hard balance for any coach to have because they want to make […]
Clemson recently played host to a linebacker target in the class of 2021 that Brent Venables and the Tigers have had their eye on for quite some time. Power Echols, a four-star prospect from Vance High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, made an unofficial visit to Clemson for the Texas A&M game on Sept. 7. […]
For years, Clemson’s defense has been known for its outstanding defensive fronts. Dabo Swinney’s program has as many defensive ends and defensive tackles playing in the NFL as it does wide receivers, if not more. But things are a little different at Clemson this year. While the Tigers’ young defensive line continues to mature and […]
K’Von Wallace wonders sometimes if Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is going to run on the field and make a tackle sometimes. When he went back and watched the video of Saturday’s win over Charlotte, the safety said he saw Venables running down the sideline with him once he intercepted Chris Reynolds’ pass. “He was […]
There is a reason why Clemson’s defensive players love playing for Brent Venables. They love his energy and his youthful enthusiasm. “He plays through us. He loves the game, he loves us,” safety K’Von Wallace said Monday. “When we go out there and make the plays, he feels like he makes it. He is excited.” […]
Saturday morning, during the defense’s unit meeting at the team hotel, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables spent a lot of time going over the game, not the Tigers’ game with Charlotte that night, but the game of football. “We spent a lot of time on respecting the game, respecting the preparation, respecting the process, respecting […]
After Clemson’s 52-10 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Death Valley, defensive coordinator Brent Venables was asked if he heard he made a tackle in the game. Clemson’s public address announcer, Dale Gilbert, accidentally gave Brent Venables credit for a tackle in the second half after his son, Clemson linebacker Jake Venables, made a stop. […]
Clemson’s defense showed once again why it is one of the best in the country, holding Charlotte to 63 passing yards and just 216 total yards in the top-ranked Tigers 52-10 victory on Saturday. Safety K’Von Wallace returned an interception 66-yards for six points in the first quarter, which gave Clemson a 14-0 lead at […]
Brent Venables is like a great painter. Each week, Clemson’s defensive coordinator stares at a blank piece of paper and by the end of the week he has a masterpiece that is unique to anything else he has ever done before. Of course, Venables’ work of art is not seen in a museum or hanging […]