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Clemson DC Brent Venables has hilarious quote about the talent of Ohio State’s offense

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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To say that Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is concerned about Ohio State’s offense is a major understatement. He’s working tirelessly to figure out a way to slow down one of the best units in the country.

On Tuesday, Venables and other Clemson assistant coaches met with the media to preview the Fiesta Bowl matchup against Ohio State. When asked about the talent level of the Buckeyes’ offense, Venables summed it up with an excellent quote.

“I sure wish they were terrible on offense,” Venables said, according to Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade.

Obviously, the Buckeyes have been anything but terrible this season.

The Ohio State offense led the country in scoring (48.7 points per game), ranked fifth in rushing (272.2 yards per game) and fifth in total offense (531.0 yards per game). Justin Fields threw 40 touchdown passes with just one interception and J.K. Dobbins ran for more than 1,800 yards.

If there’s a weakness on the Ohio State offense, it hasn’t been identified yet.

“This is the best offensive line, best running back, best wide receivers, best quarterback we’ve faced,” Venables said, according to Austin Ward of Letterman Row. “Nobody has stopped them. Nobody has given us a blueprint.”

This will be the second time Clemson and Ohio State have met in the College Football Playoff. In 2016, the Tigers defeated the Buckeyes 31-0 in the Fiesta Bowl.

But this is a much different Ohio State team than the one that took the field three years ago. The Buckeyes are considered one of the best teams on both sides of the ball, finishing the season with a perfect 13-0 record and a B1G title, beating every opponent by double digits.

Ohio State and Clemson will kick things off on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. The winner will advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

 

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB