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A screenshot from 'The Paul Finebaum Show' showing a caller named Chris from South Carolina

Comedian John Crist gets called out by ‘Paul Finebaum Show’ caller

"Hey Paul, this guy is supposed to be a comedian?"

By Reice Shipley OnMay 3, 2025 0
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) exits the field after a game.

Paul Finebaum urges schools to ‘stay away’ from Nico Iamaleava: ‘Buyer beware of this guy’

"I would be very careful."

By Reice Shipley OnApr 15, 2025 0
Paul Finebaum takes a call from a man in the middle of an apparent colonoscopy. Photo Credit: The Paul Finebaum Show/SEC Network.

Paul Finebaum listener was in middle of apparent colonoscopy during call

"Slammer, are you there?"

By Michael Dixon OnApr 10, 2025 0
Paul Finebaum Eliah Drinkwitz

Paul Finebaum jokes about ‘coach killer’ reputation with Eli Drinkwitz

"I used to be a coach killer. I know those days are over, because I'm a cheerleader for the coaches now, you know that."

By Arthur Weinstein OnMar 20, 2025 0
Nick Saban on "College GameDay" on Jan. 20, 2025.

Paul Finebaum ponders Nick Saban’s ESPN future: ‘Television wears everyone down’

"I think after a while, television wears everyone down. I think it will get to him as well."

By Arthur Weinstein OnMar 15, 2025 0
A glossy poster of Paul Finebaum highlighting his journalistic achievements as a University of Tennessee alumnus hangs in a lower floor of the Communications Building.

Paul Finebaum praises and preaches importance of student journalists

Student reporters matter, and those who invest in them help shape the future of sports media.

By Sam Neumann OnMar 12, 2025 0
Dec 7, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; ESPN announcer Paul Finebaum before the 2024 SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Paul Finebaum foresees ‘open season’ on ACC in a few years after legal settlement’s lowered exit fees

"When that due date comes, it is going to be open season, I believe, on the ACC."

By Arthur Weinstein OnMar 11, 2025 0
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) warms up before the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Paul Finebaum: Arch Manning expectations could surpass Tim Tebow

"The expectations are going to be as wild as we've ever seen or at least since [Johnny] Manziel or Tim Tebow."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 24, 2025 0
Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum: SEC, Big Ten ‘completely wrong’ for wanting College Football Playoff autobids

"There’s something inherently wrong about stacking the deck before the season."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 22, 2025 0
A screenshot of longtime caller "Judge John" on 'The Paul Finebaum Show'

Paul Finebaum puts longtime caller ‘Judge John’ in his place over NIL complaints

"This Judge is trying to hold me in contempt from his house."

By Reice Shipley OnFeb 12, 2025 0
Dec 7, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; ESPN announcer Paul Finebaum before the 2024 SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Paul Finebaum sides with Illinois’ Bret Bielema in criticism of ‘disingenuous fraud’ Jim Harbaugh

"He didn’t want to face the music."

By Reice Shipley OnJan 29, 2025 0
Peter Burns on "The Paul Finebaum Show" in July 2024.

SEC Network host Peter Burns insists the Big Ten has not surpassed the SEC

SEC Network host Peter Burns is still beating the drum for the SEC's conference superiority in spite of its recent lackluster showings.

By Matt Yoder OnJan 22, 2025 0
Paul Finebaum

Matt Rhule roasts Paul Finebaum for backtracking on SEC dominance

Finebaum finally admitted that the Big Ten is the best college football conference and Matt Rhule was ready

By Reice Shipley OnJan 21, 2025 0
On Tuesday's episode of ESPN's 'Get Up,' Paul Finebaum conceded that the Big Ten owns college football.

Paul Finebaum: The Big Ten owns college football

"There's no way you can say it doesn't."

By Ben Axelrod OnJan 21, 2025 0
Dec 14, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Navy Midshipmen quarterback Blake Horvath (11) leaps over the pile for a touchdown against the Army Black Knights during the first half of the the 125th Army-Navy game at Northwest Stadium.

Paul Finebaum: Army-Navy Game a ‘wasted Saturday’

"We're wasting a week."

By Sam Neumann OnJan 16, 2025 0
Dec 7, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; ESPN announcer Paul Finebaum before the 2024 SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Paul Finebaum slams CFP bye system, says Arizona State and Boise State shouldn’t have been rewarded

"I think you have to remember that two of those bye teams really had no business getting byes, and that was the ultimate flaw in the system."

By Sam Neumann OnJan 3, 2025 0
Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum: All-Big Ten CFP title game ‘would change the paradigm of college football’

"I'm not sure what we're gonna do down here in SEC country but hang our heads."

By Arthur Weinstein OnJan 3, 2025 0
Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; A view of the CFP Trophy before the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

College Football Playoff will not flip semifinal game dates despite SEC request

"We're not going to flip the games."

By Arthur Weinstein OnJan 3, 2025 0
Paul Finebaum waived the white flag -- literally -- on his campaign to get Alabama into the College Football Playoff.

Paul Finebaum literally waves the white flag on Alabama after ReliaQuest Bowl loss

"Forget Alabama!"

By Ben Axelrod OnJan 1, 2025 0
Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

College Football

Alabama’s ReliaQuest Bowl performance made ESPN’s college football pundits look silly

Paul Finebaum expresses growing concern over the future of college football, warning that the sport is at a tipping point.

Paul Finebaum: College football needs Congress to ‘bail them out’

"I mean, where have you ever heard something like that before? And it's possible with the republicans in charge and Donald Trump at the helm."

By Sam Neumann OnDec 28, 2024 0
Screengrab via ESPN

College Football

ESPN’s College Football Playoff coverage makes for a miserable, negative experience

A 2024 logo for SEC Network.

Penn State’s early dominance against SMU got SEC Network personalities mad over Mustangs’ CFP selection over Alabama

"So far, the CFP selection committee has given us some blockbusters. ...Take a bow."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 21, 2024 0
Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum: My ‘legacy’ will be showing college football elites ‘where the country really is’

"It may make the athletic directors, and the chancellors and the bowtied crowd in the Ivory towers uncomfortable, but I really don't care."

By Brendon Kleen OnDec 19, 2024 0
Georgia coach Kirby Smart, left and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. Photo Credit: SEC Network.

Paul Finebaum rips Kirby Smart for ‘below the belt’ criticism of Greg Sankey

"Can you not say that without calling out the guy next to you who’s handing out the championship trophy?"

By Michael Dixon OnDec 13, 2024 0

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