<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/t/stories/19/football/defense-wakeforest.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Venables-hopeful-his-defense-gets-a-game-ball-after-dominating-performance-18333 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #e96f26; text-decoration: none">Venables hopeful his defense gets a game ball after dominating performance</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was asked about his group’s dominant performance against Wake Forest Saturday in Death Valley, and he made sure to mention that the Demon Deacons were missing two of their best players. </font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Venables-hopeful-his-defense-gets-a-game-ball-after-dominating-performance-18333><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>