Brent Venables gets it. He understands what’s at stake this Saturday when No. 3 Clemson takes on 17th-ranked Florida State.
If the Tigers win, they clinch the ACC Atlantic Division Title. A loss and everything could be out of reach … a division championship, an ACC Championship and a spot in the College Football Playoffs.
“I do understand if we win this week then we secure the division title, but what good does that do you if all of sudden you go up to Syracuse and you get waxed by them,” said the Tigers’ defensive coordinator.