https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/paul-finebaum-appearance-reported-ban.html

Everything appeared normal when Finebaum appeared on First Take this morning after reports Monday alleged that he was being benched because he expressed interest in running for the U.S. Senate from Alabama. ESPN insisted he was not banned. ALSO: Why did Paul Finebaum break the news of his U.S. Senate interest to Outkick’s Clay Travis, ESPN’s most high-profile critic? (https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/paul-finebaum-outkick-sec-senate-explainer.html)

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum won’t run for the U.S. Senate (https://www.al.com/politics/2025/12/paul-finebaum-will-not-run-for-tubervilles-us-senate-seat.html?)

“I have been deeply moved by so many people in Alabama who have reached out encouraging me to run for the United States Senate,” the college football analyst announced Tuesday in deciding not to run for the Alabama seat being vacated by Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville.