Winston Venable - Football Coach - Boise State University Athletics

Winston Venable

Title:
Running Backs / Player Development Director

Winston Venable is in his second season as the Boise State runnings backs coach. He also serves as the player development director, a position he held at Boise State in 2018-19.

In 2020, Andrew Van Buren took over for an injured George Holani in the second game of the season and rushed for a Mountain West-leading eight touchdowns.

In 2018-19, Venable was the team’s player development coordinator, a position in which he coordinated all student-athlete programming. He also served as the Broncos’ academic liaison and community outreach coordinator.

Venable was a linebacker at Boise State during the 2009-10 seasons. In his first campaign, his interception in the final minute sealed a 17-10 victory over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl.

A two-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection, Venable signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears following his Boise State career.

He played in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes from 2012-16. A CFL All-Star in 2015, Venable amassed 191 tackles and 12 sacks in 35 games over his final two seasons.

Venable was named to Boise State’s All-Blue Team, a celebration of the greatest players to hit The Blue during its first 30 years. Following his playing career, he returned to Boise State and earned his bachelor’s degree in communication in 2017.