CLEMSON – Clemson athletic director Graham Neff approached head coach Dabo Swinney and asked if there was any desire in an ACC/ESPN plan for them to play arch-rival South Carolina on a Friday night.
No, no, and no. Sometimes you have to do what’s best for Clemson.
The ACC asked if Clemson would consider moving the rivalry game this season to Friday night for a primetime matchup on ESPN. In that proposed plan, the game scheduled for November 30th would be moved to November 29th.
Neff decided to ask Swinney for his input.
“He did ask my opinion on that, and I was against it for several reasons.