Paul Finebaum says ESPN banned him from shows after telling OutKick he might run for office

Paul Finebaum confirms ESPN sidelined him after his OutKick interview about running for Alabama Senate as a Republican and ...

Paul Finebaum claims he was sidelined by ESPN

Paul Finebaum is no longer going along with ESPN’s account of his absence last fall. On the Awful Announcing Podcast, ...
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Paul Finebaum accuses ESPN of sidelining him after mysterious absence

ESPN host Paul Finebaum says the network sidelined him after he toyed with the idea of a Republican Senate run, contradicting ...

Paul Finebaum claims ESPN sidelined him over political move

Paul Finebaum has addressed his brief absence from ESPN last fall, saying this week that he was indeed shut down by the network for flirting with a run for political office. Last September, Finebaum ...

Finebaum noncommittal to ESPN as contract set to expire, confirms network benched him for Senate run

Paul Finebaum’s contract with ESPN expires at the end of the current football season. On Thursday, the college football ...

National Reporter Urges ESPN Apology Over Paul Finebaum Being Pulled Off Shows

Paul Finebaum’s potential entry into politics created an unexpected controversy at ESPN in September 2025. The college ...
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Paul Finebaum recalls 'painful' Brian Kelly interviews: 'Rather have a colonoscopy'

Speaking at the Barrett Media’s Audio Summit, the longtime ESPN host joked that his three-year run of weekly interviews with ...

Paul Finebaum Rips Steve Sarkisian For Blowing Off Holly Rowe

Paul Finebaum was not a fan of how Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian treated his ESPN colleague Holly Rowe after his big win this past Saturday.
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Stephen A. Smith, Finebaum slam Steve Sarkisian over Holly Rowe diss: ‘He treated her like trash’

Stephen A. Smith and Paul Finebaum took turns ripping into Steve Sarkisian Monday, two days after he blew off a post-game interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe. “There’s nobody better in the industry, and ...