In 2012, Swinney met Venny. Brent Venables that is.
In his first five seasons as the defensive coordinator in Death Valley 2.0 (LSU owns the OG tag on Death Valley because 25-42) Venables gave up at lease 30 points in TWENTY games.
Since then? Venables has caught fire, with only three such games, including the 42-25 loss to Joe Burrows and the LSU Tigers in the College Football National Championship Game.
The Clemson Tigers Defensive Coordinator is the premier game caller at such post in college football. His defense will be Miami’s biggest hurdle in an its bid to upset the number one team in the land.