College football is well familiar with Paul Finebaum’s sharp takes and crisp arguments. In September 2025, when Tommy Tuberville announced that he might vacate his Alabama Senate seat, Finebaum expressed interest in considering leaving ESPN to run for the Senate. However, the ESPN analyst has since had a change of mind.

“It’s time for me to devote my full attention to something everyone in Alabama can agree upon – our love of college football,” he said in an exclusive interview with AL.com.

After his conversation with OutKick on joining politics, many people reached out to him regarding that prospect, encouraging him to give it a shot. However, his love for college football and Alabama won’t let him.

“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,” he added. “Something I didn’t really think possible,” he added. “I gave some thought to it as the [after Kirk’s murder] weekend unfolded and got a little bit more interested.”