Article Photos: Brent Venables must consider what's beyond the ambience of Clemson

OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables talks during a press conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. The University of Oklahoma collegefootball team will play West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, 2008. BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN

OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables talks during a press conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. The University of Oklahoma collegefootball team will play West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, 2008. BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN