College football and SEC guru Paul Finebaum briefly considered a career change earlier in 2025 and came close to launching a Republican Senate bid in Alabama. Finebaum joins "The Takeout" to discuss why he decided against running and more.

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers continue navigating the early phases of his tenure in Baton Rouge after being hired by the university on Nov. 30. In an unprecede

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish crashed out of the 2025 college football bowl season in surprising fashion recently, but the response from fans, media and other teams has been deafening recently. Notre Dame missed out on the College Football Playoff after teams like Alabama and Miami earned the final at-large spots in this year's

After getting snubbed from the College Football Playoff, Finebaum thinks that the Notre Dame football program leaves the ACC for the Big Ten.

Paul Finebaum has campaigned for Group of Five Schools to be left out of the College Football Playoff altogether.

As Finebaum mentioned, Alabama would then have to take on the No. 1-seeded Indiana Hoosiers. Led by head coach Curt Cignetti, Indiana is fresh off of beating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game by a score of 13-10. They're legit and they have arguably the best quarterback in the nation with Fernando Mendoza.

Paul Finebaum isn't leaving college football for politics. The legendary ESPN college football broadcaster was considering a run for U.S. Senate. However, the Alabama native decided to pass on running for the seat that is being vacated by Tommy Tuberville.

"It was a decision that I applaud," Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said in a Tuesday press conference. "I think it was a hard decision. I think they knew it was going to be a hard decision.