Brent Venables understands that when it comes to playoff football, you can’t flop around and win.
Clemson’s outstanding defensive coordinator met with the media following last Saturday’s win over Virginia and was asked about the impending bowl game - No. 2 Ohio State (13-0) and No. 3 Clemson (13-0) tangle in the desert later this month in the College Football Playoff’s semifinal in the Fiesta Bowl. That means Venables will have to gameplan for Buckeye quarterback Justin Fields.
“Yeah, when you play in the playoffs you play good people,” Venables said. “You aren't going to flop around and have a chance to win.