Paul Finebaum: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

College Football News / EssentiallySports / September 23

'Look Like A Fool': Paul Finebaum Gives Blunt Message on Arch Manning’s Behavior Change After Holly Rowe Controversy

Arch Manning answered 19 questions in under a minute at his presser before Texas heads to Knoxville, and Paul Finebaum believes the media brought that on themselves.

College Football News / Auburn Tigers on SI / September 22

Paul Finebaum Rips Auburn AD John Cohen, Blames Him for Florida Loss

Heat on athletic director John Cohen is only ramping up after the Auburn Tigers lost yet another close one on Saturday. It’s been nearly 670 days since Auburn last won a home SEC game, as the Tigers dropped their conference opener 44-39 to the Florida Gators over the weekend.

College Football News / EssentiallySports / September 22

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Says One Big Ten Powerhouse Will Make the Playoff Even With 3 Losses: 'I’ll Guarantee You'

Ohio State somehow managed to turn a game it controlled for most of the night into a loss it will be talking about for months. The Buckeyes led Texas 23-3 before everything unraveled in the fourth quarter.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / September 21

Paul Finebaum leaves no doubt on what he thinks of LSU’s future under Lane Kiffin after loss to Ole Miss

The LSU Tigers suffered a tough loss against the Ole Miss Rebels in Week 3 of the college football season. LSU’s loss to Ole Miss this past Saturday night in Oxford is a tough one for Tigers fans.

College Football News / EssentiallySports / September 20

'I’m Sad': ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Admits Disappointment Over Deion Sanders’ Colorado Downfall

Deion Sanders’ Colorado era once felt like the center of the college football world a couple of years ago. Now, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum admits he is simply sad to watch where the program has ended up, after Buffaloes disappointing loss against Northwestern.

Paul Finebaum News / The Spun / September 19

Paul Finebaum Declares War Against 'Horrible' Big Ten This Season

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum doesn’t seem to subscribe to the idea that two things can be true at the same time. His recent remark about the Big Ten Conference might be proof of that.

College Football News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / September 19

Lane Kiffin begged for the Alabama job after Saban retired, per Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum said Lane Kiffin begged to get the Alabama football job when Nick Saban retired, and Finebaum said Kiffin called him. Kiffin coached under Saban as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator before taken the head coaching job at Florida Atlantic University.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / September 18

Paul Finebaum Names $84 Million College Football Coach Getting Fired This Weekend

It’s never too early to get a line on which college football coaches are about to lose their jobs, and looking around the country one name definitely does stick out right now.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / September 18

The SEC Job Lane Kiffin ‘Begged’ Paul Finebaum to Help Him Get – And It Wasn’t LSU

Lane Kiffin may have been the biggest name to jump onto the college football coaching carousel this past offseason when he dumped Ole Miss for LSU, but he could have made an even bigger splash before then.

College Football News / EssentiallySports / September 17

Paul Finebaum Says Lane Kiffin Begged For His Help To Replace Nick Saban at Alabama

Lane Kiffin’s Alabama ties go far beyond the three seasons he spent working under Nick Saban. Tuscaloosa helped rebuild his reputation after USC, and together they reached the College Football Playoff three times and won a national championship.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / September 17

‘He has said nothing to any of his friends’ – Paul Finebaum may have figured out Lane Kiffin’s latest move

There’s always some drama when Lane Kiffin is involved, and that’s the case a LSU this week. As if there wasn’t enough drama surrounding the big showdown between LSU and Ole Miss, things were kicked up a notch on Wednesday night when Tigers starting quarterback Sam Leavitt was listed as doubtful on the SEC injury report.

College Football News / The Spun / September 15

Paul Finebaum Rips Steve Sarkisian For Blowing Off Holly Rowe

As much as Paul Finebaum may love seeing SEC teams beating Big Ten teams – and Ohio State in particular – he was not a fan of how Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian treated his ESPN colleague Holly Rowe after his big win this past Saturday.

College Football News / Ohio State Buckeyes on SI / September 15

Steven A. Smith, Paul Finebaum React to Ohio State's Loss to Texas

Over the weekend, the Ohio State Buckeyes blew a 21-point lead against the Texas Longhorns and went on to lose 24-23. After the game, OSU head coach Ryan Day shared with the media that he could not really tell them what happened, but they all must take accountability for blowing the 21-point lead.

Paul Finebaum News / CFB-HQ on SI / September 14

Paul Finebaum Names 'Biggest Beneficiary' of Oregon's Upset Week 2 Loss

The Oregon Ducks suffered a historic loss in Week 2 of the college football season. The Ducks started the season ranked No. 2 and were a trendy national championship pick.

College Football News / The Spun / September 14

Paul Finebaum Hasn't Changed His Mind On Alabama After Two Weeks

Paul Finebaum isn’t letting Alabama’s 2-0 start sway him from his preseason prediction about the Crimson Tide. After pulling away from Kentucky late on Saturday, Kalen DeBoer’s team scored their first SEC win of the year at Kroger Field.

College Football News / EssentiallySports / September 14

'Terrible': Paul Finebaum Blasts Oklahoma’s $63M Brent Venables Decision, Says Sooners’ Season Could Be Over in October

Oklahoma’s 17-10 road stumble at Michigan did a lot more than just give the Sooners an early loss. It immediately put head coach Brent Venables under the microscope and raised sharp questions about the school’s massive offseason commitment to him.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / September 13

Paul Finebaum Blasts a Major College Football Head Coach for Another 'Choke Job'

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes suffered the biggest comeback loss for an AP No. 1 team in college football history on Saturday. The Buckeyes dominated the No.

College Football News / The Spun / September 13

Paul Finebaum Calls Out Oregon For 'Inexplicable' Play Saturday

Plenty of college coaches caught Paul Finebaum’s ire on Saturday and he let them all have it on Sunday. Among the many he called out was Oregon’s Dan Lanning.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / CFB-HQ on SI / September 7

Paul Finebaum Calls Out CFP Over ‘Idiocy’ Behind a Historic Team’s Easy Path to the Playoff

The No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered the 2026 college football season with a lot of excitement. The Fighting Irish were one of the top picks to win the national championship, which would end a nearly four-decade-long drought.

Entertainment News / Athlon Sports / August 27

Paul Finebaum’s Net Worth: What Is the College Football Analyst's Salary?

Paul Finebaum remains one of the most recognizable personalities in college football media, combining his daily radio show with television appearances across ESPN and the SEC Network.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / August 19

Paul Finebaum thrashes Alabama fans for reaction to AP Poll rankings

Paul Finebaum has done a complete 180 on Alabama since the Kalen DeBoer era began. A program that was usually subject to consistently less criticism under Nick Saban has now been fair game for Finebaum to unleash one following back-to-back seasons of losing three or more games.

ESPN's Paul Finebaum sounds off on Indiana's national championship hopes

The Indiana Hoosiers took the college football world by storm last season, going 16-0 and capturing their first national championship in program history.

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Why Paul Finebaum feels Saban is trying to ‘dumb down’ expectations for DeBoer at Alabama

Paul Finebaum thought it was hilarious when Nick Saban said he liked that Alabama was flying under the radar. “I always hated it when we got picked high,” Saban said.

College Football News / Yardbarker / July 29

Longtime SEC analyst Paul Finebaum backs Big Ten in top conference debate

Paul Finebaum has been known by monikers such as "Voice of the SEC" or even the "King of the South" for his football commentary, largely on the SEC, ever since breaking into the industry as a columnist and reporter for the "Birmingham Post-Herald" in 1980.

UCLA's Nico Iamaleava shares unique perspective on Big Ten-SEC debate

Nick Saban defends SEC amid Big Ten CFP dominance, and he has a point

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti makes strong push for 24-team CFP

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Top returning Big Ten quarterbacks heading into 2026 season

The 'College football color teams' quiz