Daniel High School in Central, S.C., has a proud football program with rich tradition, and it has traditionally been a talent pipeline to nearby Clemson University. Close to a dozen players from Daniel have gone on to sign with Clemson in the last decade alone, including the likes of Jarvis Jenkins, DeAndre Hopkins, DeShawn Williams and Shaq Lawson.
The latest Daniel standout and future Tiger is four-star linebacker Jake Venables, who committed to Clemson in December.
Venables is a smart and physical player like his father — Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables — was when he played at Kansas State.