Brent Venables isn’t worried about ability or lack of talent when he gets ahold of his 2015 defense on Tuesday for the start of fall camp. He knows they are talented. What he is concerned about is the one thing that made his defense so good at Clemson in 2014 … will this year’s unit be as mature as that one was?
Clemson led the nation in 11 defensive categories last year and a big reason why was due to the guys who were leading the way. Yes, Vic Beasley was an All-American defensive end that was picked in the first round of the NFL Draft, but he also had a great grasp of the defense and understood his role.