Sep 29, 2025, 03:56 PM ET SEC Network host Paul Finebaum said Monday that he would consider leaving ESPN to run for the U.S. Senate, representing Alabama. The 70-year-old Finebaum said during a recent interview with Outkick that he’d run as a Republican to fill the seat vacated by former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, who has said he’ll run …
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Paul Finebaum, a college sports fixture on ESPN and the SEC Network and with his daily call-in show, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. Finebaum, a former sports reporter and columnist in Birmingham, told Clay Travis of Outkick in an exclusive interview that the Charlie Kirk assassination made him rethink his priorities. “I spent four hours …
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Texas‘ season didn’t get off to the hot start many fans were hoping for on Saturday, with the Longhorns falling 14-7 to No. 3 Ohio State. During an appearance on The Matt Barrie Show on Sunday, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum weighed in on Texas’ loss. “Texas is the story. There’s no getting around it,” Finebaum said. “[Steve Sarkisian], for all the …
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Coming into the season, the expectations surrounding Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns were through the roof. Then, the season kicked off and the Longhorns struggled to move the ball on offense against Ohio State, and with that, those expectations came crashing down. ESPN’s Paul Finebaum appeared on The Matt Barrie Show on the Sunday following the game. There, he …
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The coronation of Arch Manning atop college football was cancelled in Week 1, and ESPN’s Paul Finebaum isn’t shy about calling out college football’s potential golden boy. After a pre-season love fest for No. 1 Texas and Manning, who Finebaum himself had labeled a Heisman Trophy favorite and a potential Tim Tebow successor, Ohio State flipped that script in the …
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ESPN’s Paul Finebaum was one of the biggest Arch Manning supporters going into the season, but he pivoted after Saturday. Manning’s debut this year was underwhelming against Ohio State as No. 1 Texas fell 14-7. But Finebaum called it “terrible.” But, as he advised fans to do, he did not hit the panic button regarding the Longhorns’ QB. One game …
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Ohio State Buckeyes cool Finebaum’s Texas hype PublishedAugust 30, 2025 7:11 PM EDT•UpdatedAugust 30, 2025 7:11 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link There are a limitless number of takeaways from the Ohio State Buckeyes‘ 14-7 win over the Texas Longhorns. The Buckeyes have now given themselves arguably the best non-conference win of the season. Texas is clearly going to …
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PublishedAugust 13, 2025 4:22 PM EDT•UpdatedAugust 13, 2025 4:22 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Well, if the SEC’s self-obsession and aggrandizement isn’t enough reason to root against them in the rapidly approaching 2025 college football season, Paul Finebaum’s latest hyperbole should be. Finebaum, who like most ESPN personalities, is a devotee of the relentless campaign to promote SEC …
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