Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has not always been the biggest proponent for paying college football players and embracing what is to come in the sport,

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says it’s “not accurate” that he once said he’d walk away from CFB if players got paid and the “professionalization” he was referring to was if CFB did away with education, which isn’t happening. So, what does he think of revenue sharing? “I love it” pic.twitter.com/4gb9NgNJgj

AD Graham Neff has outlined how Clemson will be dealing with NIL and revenue sharing. Here's how football coach Dabo Swinney reacted.

The No. 12 Clemson Tigers will host No. 16 South Carolina in a season-ending rivalry game with potential College Football Playoff implications. Each team

When Clemson athletic director Graham Neff came to Dabo Swinney earlier this year with ESPN's idea of moving the annual rivalry game against South Carolina to Black Friday, Swinney shot down the idea on the spot.

The Iron Bowl has typically been a bigger game than South Carolina vs. Clemson from a national standpoint. You can certainly make the argument that that’s not the case this year. The Gamecocks and Tigers are both ranked in the top-20 ahead of this year’s Palmetto Bowl.

The South Carolina vs. Clemson rivalry has plenty of extra significance outside of just bragging rights this year. Both teams are ranked in the top 20 and fighting for a College Football Playoff berth as the regular season comes to an end.