Venables rolls out the orange carpet for nation's No. 1 linebacker today

Clemson’s staff played host Wednesday to the nation’s top-ranked linebacker in the 2023 class.

Andrean High School (Merrillville, Ind.) five-star Drayk Bowen made his way to campus and received the priority treatment from Clemson’s staff, especially defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

TCI was told by a source that Venables was all over the visit and gave Bowen a personal tour of the campus, which is not the norm for most recruiting visits.

Venables showed Bowen around the stadium and facilities and showed him all the bells and whistles of the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, taking him by the bowling alley.

The visit and all of the attention Bowen received certainly had to leave a big…