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

The Tigers are hosting the Gamecocks in what will likely be the highest ranked rivalry game in the country next weekend.

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.