Clemson's Brent Venables: Ex-OU defensive coordinator can go from talk to statement

Clemson vs. Auburn — Former OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables has a lot to say about Clemson's Orange Bowl debacle, and he wasn't even there. His chance to make a statement comes Saturday in Atlanta against Auburn.

 
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Clemson plays Auburn in Atlanta on Saturday. It's Clemson's first game with Brent Venables, late of OU, as defensive coordinator and first game since losing 70-33 to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl. Five statements by Venables about that debacle, courtesy of si.com:

photo - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, left, talks with defensive coordinator Brent Venables. Venables has had plenty to say about Clemson's defensive failings in the Orange Bowl against West Virginia. On Saturday, he'll have a chance to make a statement when Clemson faces Auburn in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Anderson Independent-Mail, Mark Crammer).
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, left, talks with defensive coordinator Brent Venables. Venables has had plenty to say about Clemson's defensive failings in the Orange Bowl against West Virginia. On Saturday, he'll have a chance to make a statement when Clemson faces Auburn in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Anderson Independent-Mail, Mark Crammer).

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1. “I think you'd be lying if you said it wasn't on their minds.”

2. “Until we do something about it, we're not real highly thought of.”

3. “This is an opportunity to redeem ourselves.”

4. “You're only as good as your last game, and let's face it, we've been made fun of for the past six months since that game took place.”

5. “I think our guys feel like they got a lot to prove.”





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