[61] In one minor league game on May 27 he homered twice against the Salt Lake Bees. [13], Venable, who was a member of the class of 2005 at Princeton University, was the second athlete in Ivy League history (after his Padres teammate Chris Young) to be first-team All-Ivy in both basketball and baseball and he played on Ivy League Champion National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship tournament participants in both sports. [97] Venable served as the first base coach of the Cubs in 2018 and 2019. [46] On July 12 against the San Francisco Giants, he had his first home run of the season in his first career four-hit game. Julie Venables is the loving, caring and gorgeous wife of Brent Venables; he is the defensive coordinator for the Clemson Tigers at Clemson University in South Carolina. On May 15, 2012, Venable had a single, double and triple by the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals, but his 4-hit effort again fell short of the franchise's cycle. [84], On February 28, 2016, Venable signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. Though No. You are lying to yourself as a Clemson football fan if you aren’t worried about Saturday night – the Tigers’ entire postseason hope rests on the outcome of Saturday night. Those doubts crept back in after the Tigers defense gave up 518 yards in a double-overtime loss to Notre Dame back in November. [57] In the game, he achieved his career-high 10-game hitting streak. [29] He then posted a .292 batting average, .361 on-base percentage and .464 slugging percentage in 120 games for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in 2008. Hometown: Clemson, S.C. High School: Daniel HS. [21] A highlight occurred on May 30, 2007, when he hit for the cycle. Clemson holds onto defensive coordinator Brent Venables, rework contract for the second time in five months to $2M for 5 years [1][2] He grew up travelling around the country with his father and also lived in Japan and the Dominican Republic. Entered 2020 credited with 84 career tackles (15.0 for loss), 4.0 sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble in 542 career snaps in 26 games (four starts). Most times, Clemson would employ a Tampa 2 or Cover 3 zone drop, flooding the underneath areas and forcing QBs to throw late and over the middle. Make no mistake, the Irish will not come close to the 500 yards and 40 points they put up a month ago. [24] In the outfield, Venable made no errors. Prior to 2020, the most he had ever had was 21. Ncaa Football Virginia At Clemson. The gleam in Venables’s eye Monday night provided a sense of peace and there is no doubt that the Irish offense will see things that they have not seen from Clemson football in 2020. Clemson's offensive and defensive coordinators are both prime candidates to get top jobs elsewhere after this season. This has been a funky year for the Clemson football defense – one that defensive coordinator Brent Venables is not accustomed to. He recently signed a contract extension with Clemson for 5 years worth $11.6 million. in anthropology. [40], Coming into 2013, Venable was again expected to platoon with Denorfia in right, but injuries to center fielder Cameron Maybin and left fielder Carlos Quentin expanded his playing time. Jul 19, 2018. Venables has learned a lot from Dabo. [70] On June 3, Venable suffered a strained oblique muscle and left the game,[71] missing four more games with the injury. [56] On September 29 against the Chicago Cubs, he stole two potential home runs (from Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramírez) on deep fly balls. [14], Bradley had left the door open for Venable to come take batting practice if he ever had the urge. Why this photo of Markle sends a powerful message [20][21] That season he tied for the MWL lead in runs scored and was among the top four Padre farmhands in RBIs, batting average, and stolen bases. [30] On August 29, 2008, in his debut, he tripled in his first at-bat and came around to score a run. Hale struck out Venable and eight other Padres in his debut for the Braves, setting a franchise debut record. He also stole 22 bases and finished tied for 5th in the league with 8 triples. Venables currently plays at DW Daniel high school in nearby Cenrtal, SC and is … He finished among the top 10 in the National League in triples four times and in stolen bases twice. Clemson's Brent Venables gets richest total deal for assistant coach: 5 years, $11.6M. [73] For the week of August 12 through August 18, 2013, Venable won the National League Player of the Week Award. Brent Venables is overqualified. [40] Following the season he played winter baseball in the Dominican Professional Baseball League, where he struggled. He ended up one hit shy of the cycle for the fifth time, this time a triple. He is the bench coach of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). [2], On September 2, 2013, Venable signed a two-year contract extension with the Padres to keep him in San Diego through the 2015 season. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Clemson Tigers and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Not once in 2020 has the originally listed defense taken a snap together on the field – literally not once. Clemson football defensive coordinator Brent Venables is about to … [41], Although in 2008 Baseball America projected Venable as an every day starter for the Padres in 2010,[26] some experts questioned whether he would be a long-term solution in center field for the team. Two of head coach Dabo Swinney’s sons, Will and Drew, are on the roster. * - Redshirt. [90] He appeared in six games for the Dodgers and had one hit (a double) in 10 at-bats before he was designated for assignment on June 24. [40], In 2011, Venable started slowly, hitting only .205 in April and was eventually optioned to the Tucson Padres on May 23 before being recalled on June 9. [13] He posted his first Major League home run in his sixth game on September 4, 2008, during a 5–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. By: Will Vandervort. Brent Venables is a Clemson Football Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers from December 18, 1970 in Salina, Kansas Those same people also knew that the defense was going to be very talented at the same time. [40], In 2012, Venable and Chris Denorfia formed a platoon in right field, with Venable getting most of the starts against right-handed pitchers and batting .270 against them. [93] The following week he was again designated for assignment[94] and he again accepted an outright assignment to Oklahoma City. [32] His only other home run for the 2008 San Diego Padres was also in a victory on the road on September 19, 2008 in an 11–6 victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. 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Anyone that follows Clemson football knew that the defense was going to be very young in 2020 and that there was going to be some growing pains. [99], On November 20, 2020, Venable was announced as the bench coach of the Boston Red Sox. [63] In late July, he missed a few games due to back spasms. He split his remaining time between left field (171.2) and center field (164.1). BIO. He will be earning $2.2 million for the upcoming season, $2.2 million for the 2019 season and then $2.4 million for each of the final three years. Thus, instead of signing and giving up his amateur status, Venable returned for his senior season and posted a league leading 9 home runs and runner-up .385 batting average while earning All-League honors. It marked his first Player of the Week Award as he hit .406 (13-for-32) with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and seven runs scored. [62] On July 20, Venable scored 3 times in the first two innings as the Padres jumped out to a 13–0 lead against the Florida Marlins. Timeline. And it helps explain why he’s still at Clemson. Although he broke into MLB as a center fielder, he played mostly as a right fielder after his second season. [72] For the year, Venable hit .268 with 22 home runs and a .796 on-base plus slugging, all new career highs. Venables has had to run more than 25 different starters out on defense throughout the year. [66] On September 28, he got his first grand slam home run against the Chicago Cubs off of Ryan Dempster. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables and his staff spent time in the offseason studying Miami, even though the Hurricanes didn't pop up on the schedule until August. [12] He played in two NCAA Championship tournaments in both sports and earned a B.A. [85][86] On March 27, he was released by the Indians. GLENDALE, Ariz. — It took a little more than two minutes into his post-game interview before Brent Venable was asked about LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. Anyone who has watched Clemson 's defensive coordinator progress over the years has to agree. [21], In 2007, Venable batted .278 with a .337 OBP in 134 games for the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League. Add Timeline Events. Yet, the perception could all change by 7:00 pm Saturday evening in Charlotte. He did not play baseball as a freshman, but his father had directed him to Scott Bradley, Princeton's baseball coach, during his recruiting visit. [35][36][37] In 2008, Venable accumulated only 110 Major League at-bats,[38] and rookie year is considered to be the season in which one accumulates his 130th at-bat. [52] On June 23, 25 and 27, Venable hit tie-breaking home runs in Padre victories against the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. [50] On April 11 against the Atlanta Braves, he had his first career 5-RBI game, falling a double shy of the first cycle in Padres history. [12][18], In 2006, Venable was the Padres Minor League Player of the Year. Venable finished the year batting .264 with 9 home runs and 45 RBI. [24] He won the batting title that season and was named league most valuable player. Powered by Minute Media © 2021 All Rights Reserved. This week, they lost one. He was the winner of the 2016 Broyles Award. [74][75] On September 13, David Hale (Princeton class of 2011) made his major league debut for the Atlanta Braves, and it became the second Princeton vs. Princeton batter-pitcher matchup in major league history. He is the bench coach of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He executed some delayed steals by taking off with the toss back to the mound "when neither infielder is covering second and the catcher is nonchalant with the ball after receiving the pitch". [82], On August 18, 2015, the Padres traded Venable to the Texas Rangers for catcher Marcus Greene and a player to be named later (PTBNL). During the week Venable tied his single-game career high with 4 hits, joined the Padres' 100-steal club, hit a walk-off home run, made a home run stealing catch and surpassed his previous career best hitting streak by 5 to 15. Clemson and Venables had already been tinkering with using odd fronts and dropping 8 into coverage on downs with heavy pass tendencies prior to the influence of Iowa State, with some encouraging results. CLEMSON — Brent Venables declined to get into specifics, but did indicate Thursday evening that there have been "multiple interview and or job opportunities" for the Clemson defensive coordinator to [12] During his time at the University he was a part of two teams that qualified for post season play: 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and 2002 National Invitation Tournament). [95] He had one hit in 19 at-bats for Los Angeles and played in 46 games for Oklahoma City, where he hit .276. 2018. Venables was co-defensive … Hell, Venables may have thought that as well. Clemson football has been practicing or playing for the last 20 weeks – that is a long time for anyone. This again earned him both mid-season and post-season league All-Star honors. [59] At the time of his demotion, he had no home runs and a .224 batting average in 134 at-bats. Yet, despite all of that, the Clemson football defense has responded in a big way. [83] The PTBNL was announced as Jon Edwards on August 21, after Edwards cleared waivers and could be traded. He respected their tradition of qualifying to participate in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament. Oct 3, 2020; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables communicates with players in the Virginia game during the fourth quarter of the game on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. William Dion Venable (born October 29, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach and former player. [44] His father, Max, served as the Beavers' hitting coach in 2009. [53][54][55] On July 3, he went on the 15-day disabled list due to back problems. He is the son of former MLB outfielder Max Venable and is the older brother of former Canadian Football League player Winston Venable. [67] For the season, his totals dropped to 9 home runs and 44 RBI with the Padres, and he again totaled 7 triples, this time finishing 10th. [58] He also led National League outfielders with 5 errors. He played in MLB as an outfielder for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers, and he was a coach for the Chicago Cubs. Again, the majority of his innings were in right field (600.1 of 936.1 innings). He set new career-highs with 13 home runs and 51 RBI. [13][16] Subsequently, the Padres drafted him in the seventh round (215th overall); he was signed by the Padres' Northeast Scouting Director, Jim Bretz. As a sophomore, at the suggestion of his mother, Venable resumed baseball. [7][8] As a sophomore, he led his team to the MCAL League Championship. [51] On May 19, Venable moved into the lead off position in the lineup and he fell a home run shy of the franchise's first cycle against the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 4-for-5 at the plate after getting a triple in the 1st inning and a double in the third. [19] With his father as a team hitting coach,[12][19] Venable posted a .314 batting average, .389 on-base percentage (OBP), and .477 slugging percentage for the Fort Wayne Wizards of the single-A Midwest League (MWL),[18] which earned him both mid-season and post-season MWL All-star honors. He has spent the entire season racking his brain trying to figure out how to make his defense better and by the look on his face Monday, he seems to have found it. That is a lot of youth and inexperience trying to play football at the highest level in college while also playing for the team with a big bullseye on both sides of the jersey. Don't post a selfie with your vaccine card, experts warn. [68] Venable made 80 starts in right, but appeared in a then-career-high 148 games for the year. [92] On July 1, the Dodgers brought him back to the active roster when Joc Pederson went on the disabled list. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson has made a second major statement this year about how much they want to hold onto defensive coordinator … Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables told Bo Mattingly of SportsTalk, a syndicated radio show in Arkansas, on Monday that he has had opportunities to be a head coach throughout his career, and as recently as last week, but his moral compass has told him to be loyal to Clemson. Drew Swinney: Caught two passes in 19 snaps at Clemson . The Clemson football linebacker room will be looking to replace a couple of starters and Jake Venables will be a pleasant surprise. [48][49] In 2009, he posted 12 home runs and tallied 38 runs batted in (RBI), while defensively 493.2 of his 643 innings were spent in right field and only 117 in center field. They also named him as a Baseball America Low-A All-Star. [45] Following the July 5 trade of Scott Hairston to the Oakland Athletics, Venable shared right field with Kyle Blanks. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was asked on Tuesday during media interviews if he would be entertaining any potential head coach job openings shortly. [35][76][77] Venable was voted the Padres' Most Valuable Player for the 2013 season by local baseball writers and other members of the media as he became the 8th player in Padres history to record at least 20 home runs and 20 steals in a season. From 1999 to 2011, Venables coached at the University of Oklahoma, where he served as associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Sooners under head coach Bob Stoops. [78] Venable batted .224 with eight home runs in the 2014 season. Who else made Pete Thamel's list of top coordinator candidates? Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY NETWORK [25] Before the 2007 season, Venable was listed as the fifth best prospect in the Padres organization by Baseball America,[26] and they named him the #11 prospect in the league. The Tigers are 12th in rushing defense and 25th in passing defense. Venable was born in 1982 in Greenbrae in Marin County, California, at a time when his father Max Venable was a Major League Baseball player for the nearby San Francisco Giants. Clemson Football: ‘Thumb Gangsters’ upset Dabo Swinney called them out, Clemson Football: Tigers aren’t going to just barrel over Notre Dame, 2021 Clemson football recruiting: 5 signees who are coming to start immediately, Kirk Herbstreit Rips College Football's Playoff System, Clemson Football: How to slow down Ian Book the second time around, Clemson Football: Early Signing Day 2020 Tracker, Live Updates, Clemson Football: 4 reasons Tigers simply can’t afford loss to Notre Dame. [91] He cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to AAA Oklahoma City. [18][30], Venable had been expected to be a September 2008 call-up, but when Scott Hairston was forced onto the disabled list, Venable was called up ahead of schedule. [42] Venable started the 2009 season with the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, Portland Beavers,[43] but he was recalled by the Padres on June 3. [5][6] He was the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) most valuable player in basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior. [12][24] He also led the league in doubles and was second to John Otness in OBP. [69] On May 23, Venable had his sixth career lead off home run and added a single in the second inning and a double in the fourth against the St. Louis Cardinals. Prior to Clemson, he was a football player at Kansas State. Brent Venables, an assistant at Oklahoma under Bob Stoops since 1999, is leaving to take the defensive coordinator job at Clemson. [15] Bradley felt that Major League Baseball scouts undervalued Venable because he did not participate in the Cape Cod League for college baseball players. Jun 25, 2018: Enrolled Jake Venables enrolls at Clemson Tigers. We haven’t seen it much this year – the only game that comes to mind is Miami and that was the week that the Tigers held the Hurricanes to just over 200 yards of offense. At Clemson, it's quite literally a pillar of the program. He hit for a .322 batting average in 15 games and was soon promoted to the Eugene Emeralds of the Single-A Northwest League. Uproar over magazine cover depicting queen, Meghan. [39] He only played centerfield in 2008. When not starting in right, he made occasional starts in center and left field and made 26 pinch-hitting appearances. [4] As both a high school sophomore and a high school junior, Venable was second-team San Francisco Bay Area All-Metro basketball player for San Rafael High School. [3] Prior to his freshman year, his mother, Molly, objected to him quitting baseball to focus on basketball. [21][22][23] Among his highlights for the Wizards were his team-high two grand slams and a five-hit performance. [27] After the season ended, he was invited to play for the San Diego affiliate in the Arizona Fall League,[28] but he was afflicted with tendinitis in his shoulder and only hit .228. Clemson University. 2017. [3], In high school, he envisioned himself as more likely to be a professional basketball player than baseball player. For years, Brent Venables has played the loyal lieutenant at Clemson. [4] In an August 23 game against the St. Louis Cardinals, he was involved in a bench-clearing incident when Albert Pujols thought he threw an elbow while being tagged out. He has the most MLB career hits and home runs of any Princeton alumnus. Simply put, win and we are in, lose and we are unable to have a chance to play for a national title for the first time since 2014. Venable entered the season with 401 hits, which was 48 shy of the record for an alumnus of Princeton Tigers Baseball held by Moe Berg. [21], Subsequently, for the 2006 West Oahu CaneFires of the Hawaii Winter Baseball, Venable posted a .330 batting average, .390 on-base percentage (OBP), and .473 slugging percentage. [96], On September 6, 2017, Venable was named a special assistant to Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein. He collected 8 triples, finishing 9th in the league, and also committed 7 errors, tied for first among NL outfielders. During this game, Venable posted his first three-hit performance and first three-RBI performance. [87] The next day, Venable signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The message this spring for the Clemson football team is about getting tough. Clemson football team could lose up to eight or nine starters off defensive unit, but coordinator Brent Venables has proven he can rebuild quickly. [13][15][17], After graduating from Princeton, Venable made his professional debut in minor league baseball with the Arizona League Padres of the Arizona League in 2005. [65] On August 21, Veneble delivered a lead off home run and the game-winning bases-loaded walk-off hit on Trevor Hoffman Day. The program has averaged 1.4 losses per year during his eight seasons in Tiger Town, and No. While they are ranked 15th in scoring defense, they are Top 3 in tackles for loss, Top 5 in sacks, and seventh in total defense. [12], In basketball, he averaged over 10 points and over 30 minutes per game in his 2002–03 sophomore season through his 2004–05 senior season. 3 Clemson had just knocked off No. When will Venables at Clemson get a head coaching position - his defenses have been legit and the talent they are sending to NFL is on par with Bama and LSU Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has been an integral part of the Tigers’ success. [60] He was recalled after going 16-for-58 with 3 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs and 3 stolen bases in 14 games. [88] On June 11, 2016, Venable opted out of his minor league deal with the Phillies and became a free agent. [79] During the 2014–15 offseason, the Padres acquired outfielders Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, and Wil Myers, shifting Venable into a reserve role. This has been a funky year for the Clemson football defense – one that defensive coordinator Brent Venables is … William Dion Venable (born October 29, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach and former player. People outside the program thought Venables had lost his mojo after the Tigers defense gave up almost 400 yards to UVA, more than 500 yards to Ohio State, and more than 600 yards to LSU. Venable played college basketball for Princeton, where he was the second athlete to earn first-team All-Ivy League honors in both baseball and basketball. Clemson secured a verbal commitment from 3-star safety Tyler Venables this morning. [12] Princeton recruited him as a basketball player. For most of this season, Coach Venables has looked tired. [80][81] For the Padres in 2015, Venable hit .258 with six home runs, 10 doubles, and 11 stolen bases through mid-August. Jake Venables is the son of Clemson Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables. [40], In 2010, he finished 8th in the National League in triples (7), and 9th stolen bases (29). [72] He made 68 starts in right and 52 in center and played in a career-high 151 games. His batting average, .288 on-base percentage, .325 slugging percentage, and 38 RBIs were all career lows for a full season. [98] Prior to the 2020 season, he was shifted to third base coach. [89], On June 14, 2016, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Venable and added him to their major league roster. Everything Dabo Swinney and his staff are doing is about making sure their players keep their edge, which they felt they lost last (…) Clemson coaches’ sons and how they did this year. [11], Venable chose to attend Princeton University, not for its academics, but for its tradition of basketball excellence. His 46 home runs were already a school best. He played 662.2 of his 793.2 innings in right field. [29], During 2008 spring training, he had two home runs and eight runs batted in his first twelve at-bats. If you pay attention, you have seen that look before. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney describes Venables' demeanor as "fourth-and-1, every day all day," and that seems especially important right now, with the … [9][10] As a senior, he gave up the responsibility of being point forward. Clemson football is salivating for another shot at Notre Dame. The Rangers needed another outfielder to supplement players like Josh Hamilton, who have dealt with injuries in the past. 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