Renowned SEC sports analyst Paul Finebaum surprised many when the ESPN personality revealed that he is now thinking about leaving ESPN to pursue a career in politics. He says he is thinking of running as a US senator for the Republican Party, citing the Charlie Kirk assassination as making him rethink his priorities.
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However, Finebaum, an absolute loyalist to the SEC who has been known for his preference towards teams from the conference, soon raised some eyebrows over his decision, and this has led to a lot of fans trolling him on X:
“The SEC is so bad he can’t cover college football anymore. You love to see it.” one fan joked.
“If the SEC can’t dominate NIL on their own he’s going to get legislation passed 😂,” another person jested.
“You had me at Paul Finebaum is considering leaving ESPN,” one person stated.
“His first proposed legislation would probably be to make it illegal to not rank Alabama,” commented one X user regarding his preference for SEC teams.
“Say what???? Paul Finebaum considering a senate run? What will happen to the show that provides the most and best real time comedy ever?” asked one fan.
“He’s going to be in for a huge surprise when he realizes that his head to head result against his opponent actually matters AND counts.” added one commenter.
Finebaum has not really resigned from his job as SEC analyst for ESPN yet, though he has already admitted that he is heavily considering to leave to become a politician.
Paul Finebaum Says Some People in Washington Reached Out To Him To Enter Politics
Finebaum revealed that he changed his perspective after the death of Kirk during a sports radio show, saying that he spent hours mulling over whether he should enter politics or not. He also revealed that several people in Washington had reached out to him and asked him if he was interested in entering politics.
“One or two people in Washington had reached out to me about whether I would be interested in politics, something I never thought about before. Something I didn’t really think possible,” he said. “I gave some thought to it as the [after Kirk’s murder] weekend unfolded and got a little bit more interested.”
As for whose senate seat he may be running for, it would be for former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville’s current senate seat, as the conservative senator said he is planning to run for governor of Alabama.
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