There may not be a lot of people who are impressed with Clemson’s 49-0 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. But do not tell that to defensive coordinator Brent Venables.
Venables has become known as the master of defending the triple-option offense, as his Clemson defenses consistently slowed down Paul Johnson’s attack at Georgia Tech for a good number of years. Mastering the triple-option is not an easy thing to do in this wide-open-spread-the-ball-all-over-the-field world of college football.
Few players these days have even seen the triple option in high school. So, when the top-ranked Tigers hold a triple-option team to 86 rushing yards and 1.