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Venables says there's work to do as Tigers prepare for Virginia

The Brent Venables the media sees heading into a game doesn’t really smile, speaks in shorter sentences, and it’s obvious he would rather be back in his office finetuning that week’s game plan. The Brent Venables the media sees soon after a game is all smiles and a quote machine almost worthy of head coach Dabo Swinney.

Venables was a little bit of both after last Saturday’s win over The Citadel, a 49-0 thrashing that stands as the Tigers’ first shutout since 2016. The Clemson defense has played well over the first two games of the season, but Venables knows there is still work to do and will use the open date to get better.