Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has been openly critical of the Tigers’ secondary this spring, voicing his concern and displeasure with the position group on multiple occasions.
Following Clemson’s first full scrimmage of the spring, for instance, Venables said the secondary made him “wanna puke looking at it.” Things weren’t much better for the unit in the second spring scrimmage, as Kelly Bryant threw four touchdown passes, while the other three quarterbacks each had one touchdown pass of at least 20 yards.
Venables has made no bones about the Tigers’ lack of depth in the secondary, especially at cornerback, saying at one point that they “are hurting at corner, as bad since 2012.