The Kansas Jayhawks announced a “lifetime” contract extension for head basketball coach Bill Self last week. The extension is for five years and continuously adds a year at the end of every season, making it a “lifetime” contract. “Every day, I am reminded just how fortunate I am to lead this storied program and there […]
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Paul Finebaum Reacts To The Big Ten’s NCAA Tournament Showing
We’re 1.5 rounds in to the 2021 NCAA Tournament and only three of the Big Ten’s nine representatives are still alive. And if there’s one person you know is going to rip the conference over that, it’s Paul Finebaum. During a radio spot for WJOX in Birmingham, the SEC analyst made it clear that the […]
Read MoreESPN SportsCenter Anchor Elle Duncan Rips Georgia Sports
Elle Duncan is clearly a passionate Georgia sports fan — for better or for worse. On Tuesday’s episode of the Paul Finebaum Show, the fifth-year ESPN anchor went on a long-winded tirade about the misfortunes of her most beloved teams. Duncan believes the entire state of Georgia is cursed. “I love David Pollack, but he says to […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Shares Honest Thoughts On Deion Sanders’ Coaching
Deion Sanders had quite the college football head coaching debut on Sunday. The former NFL star led Jackson State to a blowout win in its first game of the 2021 spring season. Then, Sanders went off at his postgame press conference, as his personal belongings were believed to be stolen out of his locker room. […]
Read MoreGus Malzahn Sends Clear Message About His Thoughts On Auburn
Some in Gus Malzahn‘s position might have harsh feelings about how things ended at Auburn, a school at which he had a lot of success, all things considered. He’s not among them. Malzahn was fired after a 6-4 season for Auburn, with an all-SEC schedule due to COVID-19. He was 68-35 overall, with a 39-27 […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Crushes Urban Meyer For Chris Doyle Situation
The ill-fated decision to hire former Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle resulted in a rude awakening and plenty of criticism for Urban Meyer. Doyle had been let go by the Hawkeyes last summer after more than 20 decades after being accused of mistreatment and racially insensitive comments by multiple former Iowa football players. Doyle lasted […]
Read MoreESPN’s Paul Finebaum Reacts To UCF Hiring Gus Malzahn
UCF hired former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn on Monday, in what’s become one of the most well-regarded staff changes of the college football offseason. After a successful eight season stint with the Tigers, the 55-year-old will take over one of the most competitive Group of Five programs in the country. Among those that praised […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Addresses Concerns About Alabama’s Coaching Staff
Once again, Nick Saban is dealing with a lot of turnover on his Alabama coaching staff as assistants leave his side for greener pastures. But Paul Finebaum isn’t overly concerned. In his weekly spot for WJOX, Finebaum was asked about the impending departure of Alabama assistant Karl Scott, who is reportedly joining the Minnesota Vikings […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Was Asked If Josh Heupel Was ‘Best’ Tennessee Could Do
For better or for worse, the Josh Heupel era at Tennessee will begin in 2021. The Volunteers hired the UCF head coach earlier this week amidst pending NCAA sanctions. Tennessee elected to fire Jeremy Pruitt, in what became a messy divorce, and will now try to go a different direction with Heupel at the helm. […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Shares His Reaction To Arik Gilbert’s Transfer
Arik Gilbert, a five-star tight end in the 2020 recruiting class, spent just one season with Ed Orgeron and the LSU Tigers. He’ll now spend his foreseeable future with a rival SEC program. Gilbert announced on Sunday he’ll be transferring to the Florida, and there’s a big reason why. The Gators helped guide tight end […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Uses 1 Word To Describe Dan Mullen’s Future
Does Dan Mullen have a long future ahead with the Florida Gators? SEC analyst Paul Finebaum isn’t so sure. On Dec. 11 of 2020, the 8-1 Gators looked like one of the best teams in the nation. On Dec. 12, Florida was upset by an LSU team that had taken a major step back from […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Reacts To Tennessee Hiring Josh Heupel
There are some college football analysts who were impressed by Tennessee’s hiring of Josh Heupel. Paul Finebaum is not one of them. Shortly after Heupel’s introductory presser on Wednesday, Finebaum addressed Tennessee AD Danny White’s decision to bring the 42-year-old head coach with him from UCF. On his radio show, Finebaum described the move as […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Sums Up His Thoughts On Tennessee’s Coaching Search
After a weeks-long internal investigation decimated the Tennessee football program this offseason, it’s hard to be optimistic in the search for a new coach heading into 2021 That being said, long-time SEC analyst Paul Finebaum believes the Volunteers are off to a good start. After Tennessee Athletic Director Phil Fulmer announced his retirement, the program […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Reacts To Crazy Tennessee Football Day
The Tennessee football program went into disarray on Monday as the Volunteers opted to fire head coach Jeremy Pruitt. The third-year head coach will leave Knoxville amidst the results of an internal investigation that uncovered recruiting violations. Pruitt seems to bear the brunt of the blame as Tennessee reportedly expressed as much in his termination […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Identifies Urban Meyer’s Biggest Challenge In NFL
It didn’t matter if he was at Bowling Green, Florida, Ohio State or Utah, success always followed Urban Meyer at the collegiate level. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll make an immediate impact in the NFL, though. Meyer is expected to sign a deal to become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He’s been rumored […]
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