Linebacker Jake Venables, son of defensive coordinator Brent Venables, will leave Clemson family after this season.

The Eagle retired last year with a 29-0 record having cleaned out the lightweight division

Undefeated Saint Mary’s presents the next challenge for surprising Wisconsin on Wednesday in the final of the Maui Invitational at Las Vegas. Wisconsin (4-1) held off 12th-ranked Houston 65-63 in the semifinals Tuesday after leading by 20 at halftime. The Cougars (4-1) rebounded a missed shot by Wisconsin with 10 seconds left but did not get a shot off on their final possession.

It doesn’t have teams in the top four, but the Big 12 does have three in the top 10, making it a winner of latest College Football Playoff rankings.

Jack Miller details the most important news and notes from around the league on Tuesday with an eye on fantasy football. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK)

LAS VEGAS (AP) As its West Coast Conference brethren, No. 1 Gonzaga, was preparing to face No. 2 UCLA from the Pac 12 about five minutes down Las Vegas Boulevard at T-Mobile Arena, unranked Saint Mary’s had its own plans of making a statement at Mandalay Bay. Dan Fotu scored 16 points and Saint Mary’s defeated the Pac 12’s Oregon Ducks 62-50 on Tuesday in a semifinal of the Maui Invitational. ”I do think the WCC is up this year and you have five teams that are playing at a high level right now and some others that are pretty good,” Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett said.