--- title: Clemson’s Graham Neff Talks Tradition, Money, Winning, the Future and more description: Clemson's Graham Neff relates his insights on NIL and revenue-share changes, the alignment within university leadership, winning and more image: https://clemsonkickoff.com/hubfs/graham-neff-clemson-athletics-2026%20(1).png --- [Skip to content](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-graham-neff-talks-tradition-money-winning-the-future-and-more#main-content) [![Death Valley Intro Outline 2](https://clemsonkickoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Death%20Valley%20Intro%20Outline%202.png?width=600&height=209&name=Death%20Valley%20Intro%20Outline%202.png)](https://clemsonkickoff.com/) - [Recent Episodes](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/reign-supreme-alway-podcast) - [Tiger Trends](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/tiger-trends) - [Get Alerts](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news-alerts-clemson-sports) - [Podcast](https://goodpods.com/podcasts/reign-supreme-alway-sports-in-clemson-240902) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Recent Episodes](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/reign-supreme-alway-podcast) - [Tiger Trends](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/tiger-trends) - [Get Alerts](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news-alerts-clemson-sports) - [Podcast](https://goodpods.com/podcasts/reign-supreme-alway-sports-in-clemson-240902) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/clemsonkickoff) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/clemsonkickoff) # What time is Clemson kickoff?  **• Clemson at Florida St., Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., ACCN • Clemson at Syracuse, Saturday, Nov. 7, TBD** June 16, 2026 | 6:56 PM # Clemson’s Graham Neff Talks Tradition, Money, Winning, the Future and more [Staff Report](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/author/staff-report) Share: [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-graham-neff-talks-tradition-money-winning-the-future-and-more) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-graham-neff-talks-tradition-money-winning-the-future-and-more) [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-graham-neff-talks-tradition-money-winning-the-future-and-more) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-graham-neff-talks-tradition-money-winning-the-future-and-more) All right college sports fans, Clemson Director of Athletics Graham Neff joins us today to discuss Tigers athletics’ successes in the recent past, the present and the future – at a time when college sports faces rapid changes. Neff lends us his insights on how NIL and revenue-share operations have faced changes in their early years, throughout the NCAA; Clemson’s prized alignment, which has extended for years from the university president to the board of trustees into the athletics department; how the scoreboard still matters for everything to run like it needs to; and more in a candid conversation. Tigers fans are lucky to have an athletic director who talks as often as Neff does, and we’re glad to have him on this little ol’ Clemson podcast! 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