CLEMSON – Brent Venables was born in Salina, Kansas, a pioneering town on the edge of the Great American West, so it’s no wonder he’s a pioneer on the cutting edge of defensive football.
Venables was born in 1970, long after the westbound wagon trains slipped into the history books. Salina established itself as a trading post for westbound immigrants, prospectors bound for Pikes Peak, and area American Indian tribes before the Civil War. The town's growth halted with the outbreak of the Civil War.
Venables’ defense is once again one of the best in the country, and one offensive coordinator that knows him best is Tony Elliott.