It was a nervous time for Clemson fans last week as Brent Venables’ name kept popping up in head coaching rumors.
While Clemson fans held their collective breath in hopes the Tigers would hang on to their defensive coordinator, one member of the Venables household — Clemson linebacker commit Jake Venables — wasn’t too concerned about the possibility of his dad leaving Tiger Town.
“I wasn’t too worried about it,” Jake told The Clemson Insider after the Shrine Bowl practices at Dorman High in Roebuck, S.C., on Monday. “I know his heart’s here in Clemson, and mine is too.