CHARLOTTE — The Clemson Board of Trustees Compensation Committee officially approved an updated contract Thursday that will officially give Brent Venables the largest contract for an assistant coach in college football.
Venables was approved for a five-year deal that will be worth $11.6 million dollars, including incentives and retention bonus.
Clemson’s defensive coordinator will still make the $2 million per year he was approved for back in February, but his contract was extended two more years from the original three-year deal.
According to the terms in Venables contract, he will earn a retention bonus of $200,000 per year the first two years of the deal.