Brent Venables is leaving the Clemson Tigers for the Oklahoma Sooners. Clemson football fans aren’t exactly thrilled at with losing their defensive coordinator.
The Oklahoma Sooners have a head coach once more. Oklahoma was able to swoop in and snag Brent Venables, the defensive coordinator for the Clemson Tigers. Venables, a native of Salina, Kansas, is heading back to a place where he once coached to help move the Sooners forward after Lincoln Riley controversial move to USC.
Venables was previously a member of the Oklahoma coaching staff, serving as a co-defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2003 and then acting as the defensive coordinator from 2004 through 2011.
That’s when he ended up leaving for Clemson.
Of course, with a monumental coaching move like this, Clemson fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on Venables moving back to Oklahoma.
Clemson football fans sound off on Brent Venables leaving Tigers for Oklahoma Sooners
Some Tigers fans are looking towards the future. Never hurts to go ahead and try and find your next defensive coordinator.
Manny Diaz we got an opening 🤷🏽♀️
— Shalanda Webb, M.D. (@realdrwebb) December 6, 2021
Next man up simple enough
— Dirty Birds (@HappyWalconsFan) December 6, 2021
Of course, some Clemson fans aren’t thrilled about losing Venables. It’ll be hard to truly replace everything that he brought to the table at Clemson.
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— Shakin the Southland (@STSouthland) December 5, 2021
He’s going to be a great head coach!! Certainly will be missed by his Clemson family. #allin
— Dianne McKenzie (@Tigrrrfan) December 6, 2021
Thanks for being #ALLIN XT. I’m sure this isn’t easy on the players and staff.
— 94CUGRAD (@94Cugrad) December 6, 2021
But, for the most part, folks seemed thankful. A lot of folks were upset and angry, but Clemson fans generally appear grateful for Venables helping to elevate the Tigers.
From every Tiger fan, thank you Brent Venables for the last decade! What a damn run! Thanks for bringing us some titles! https://t.co/ZhPfY4J7zO
— Sean Ryan (@Sean26Ryan) December 6, 2021
Thanks to Coach Venables from all @ClemsonFB fans and best wishes in the future at OU. Great reporting throughout this story @LarryWilliamsTI ! https://t.co/5DCWfYqS0C
— Alan Mason (@J_Alan_Mason) December 6, 2021
If Brent Venables leaves I wont be mad. Thanks for everything, he helped change our program into what it has become, im forever grateful.
— Lou Oyster-Cult (@JLuns864) December 5, 2021
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