Brent Venables is more than content with where he is at the moment.
He’s entering his 10th season as the defensive coordinator at Clemson, where he’s overseen some of college football’s top defensive units that have been part of six straight College Football Playoff appearances and two national championships. Amid his reported candidacy for head coaching jobs, Clemson rewarded Venables this offseason by making him the highest-paid assistant coach in college football.
As for his roots, that’s invoking a different kind of emotion in the 50-year-old coaching veteran.
With recent news of the impending move of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 to the SEC, Venables said he’s sad for the conference to which he’s got strong ties.