D.J. Gordon

D.J. Gordon is in his 17th year with the Clemson football program in 2024. He is in his third year as Director of Football Operations & External Affairs after previously serving as the team’s Assistant Director of Football Operations & Creative Media.

In addition to serving a key role in the team’s creative media direction and leading many improvement projects for the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, Gordon has assisted with team travel, team events & day-to-day football operations. He also worked extensively on the design and implementation of Clemson’s updates to its gameday locker room at Memorial Stadium and its reimagined Tiger Walk plaza outside the stadium’s west end zone.

Gordon was a graduate assistant and intern in the equipment room before being named the assistant director of equipment for football in 2013. During his time in the equipment room, he began assisting athletic communications with its social media presence within the football program, leading to the opportunity to be in his current multifaceted role.

Gordon earned his undergraduate degree from South Carolina in 2008 in sports & entertainment management. He completed his master’s degree from Clemson in 2011 in educational counseling. He and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Clemson and have two sons, Whit and Lane.