Finebaum entering transfer portal?

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

To Senate? Good grief. 
 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46424607/paul-finebaum-says-considering-running-us-senate

 

to be clear I don’t care about his politics one way or another. Just interesting a successful sports analyst would consider this 

Edited yesterday at 12:46 AM by Quinncent McManning, Jr.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Maybe he’s just burned out and ready for a change of scenery.  Good for him

[Tuco Ramirez]

Will he have to sit out a year? 

[Glass Joe]

It’ll be Paul Finebaum against Bruce Pearl competing for the Republican US Senate seat being vacated by Tommy Tuberville (who is now running for Governor).

Only in Alabama.

Edited yesterday at 01:14 AM by Glass Joe

[harveycmd]

12 minutes ago, Glass Joe said:

It’ll be Paul Finebaum against Bruce Pearl competing for the Republican US Senate seat being vacated by Tommy Tuberville (who is now running for Governor).

Only in Alabama.

They're gauging Finebaum's interest because Pearl isn't running. They don't want a Republican primary standoff.  

[Ace Recruiter]

11 hours ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Maybe he’s just burned out and ready for a change of scenery.  Good for him

NIL is better

[Jc Dobbs]

On 9/29/2025 at 7:53 PM, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Maybe he’s just burned out and ready for a change of scenery.  Good for him

I read an article in the Daily Mail (USA version) yesterday and Finebaum was quoted as saying he hosted his radio show for four hours after the murder of Charlie Kirk and couldn't remember what he said because it seemed so unimportant to him. He said that he had never experienced that feeling before. My view is that he could have realized it's time to do something else in his remaining years.

In the article he also said he considers himself a Republican and he voted for Trump. I would think that profile would make it difficult to enjoy working at ESPN Disney.

Back in the 1980s I worked in Alabama and I  learned that it's a state with a "strong Governor" structure (unlike Texas' "weak Governor") and being Governor of Alabama is highly coveted  in that state. Name identification is the very first requirement to be a candidate for the job, and everyone in Alabama knows Paul.

As surprised as I was about Finebaum, I was far more surprised to read that Stephen A Smith is considering running for the Democratic Party nomination for President in 2028.

This post is in no way meant to inject political discussion and isn't partisan -- it's just noteworthy that two well-known sports personalities are considering running for high office.