TALLAHASSEE, FL – Most defensive coordinators go into a prevent defense with the game on the line and the opponents needing big yardage to convert a first down. Not Brent Venables, who dialed up the pressure on FSU quarterback Deondre Francois on the Seminoles’ last drive of the game, pressure that resulted in two sacks of Francois and a Clemson win.
The Seminoles had quickly marched to the Clemson 34-yard line – getting close to field goal range for Seminole kicker Ricky Aguayo – and Venables said it was the job of the defense to knock Florida St.