It might not sound like the most positive compliment in the world, but when a football coach credits a player for being consistent, it means something.
That’s why when Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables praised nickel/SAM linebacker Dorian O’Daniel for being just that last spring, it made the fifth-year senior take notice.
“When you’re consistent, that means you’re focused, you know what to do, you know your job, you know your alignment, you know your assignment,” O’Daniel recently said. “To execute it at a high level is what any coach is looking for.”
Where has that drive for consistency gotten O’Daniel?