Paul Finebaum Appears on ESPN — a Day After Reports That Network Benched Him Over OutKick Interview

Ahmad Austin Jr. Oct 8th, 2025, 10:35 am

A day after reports that ESPN had benched him in response to his political interview on OutKick, college football analyst Paul Finebaum was back in front of the camera.

On Monday, OutKick founder Clay Travis reported that Finebaum had been removed from a number of scheduled appearances on the network. Travis claimed sources told him the move was done as some sort of retribution for the interview in which Finebaum revealed he voted for Donald Trump and was considering running for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. Shortly after Travis’ report, a separate report from AL.com confirmed it.

ESPN, however, swiftly denied the claims. Public rela

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