Paul Finebaum , a college sports fixture on ESPN and the SEC Network and with his daily call-in show, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.
Finebaum, a former sports reporter and columnist in Birmingham, told Clay Travis of Outkick in an exclusive interview that the Charlie Kirk assassination made him rethink his priorities.
“I spent four hours numb talking about things that didn’t matter to me. And it kept building throughout that weekend,” Finebaum, 70, told Travis. “I felt very empty doing what I was doing that day.”
Finebaum said he is considering a run as a Republican for the Senate seat that Tommy Tuberville is leaving. Tuberville is running for governor.
Finebaum told Travis that he understands that he will need to make a decision soon on the possible career c