ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum revealed to OutKick that he’s seriously considering running for an Alabama Senate seat.
The revelation came during a one-on-one interview with OutKick founder Clay Travis. During their talk, Finebaum said that “one or two people” from Washington, D.C. contacted him to gauge his interest on a potential switch to politics. Although he admitted he never considered a career in politics, Finebaum said the killing of political commentator Charlie Kirk inspired him to think about it.
TRAVIS: Tommy Tuberville is running for governor — a former Auburn coach who beat Alabama six times in a row — and I think it’s fair to say he’s gonna win pretty comfortably. Seems to be the assessment. There’s an open Senate seat. Bruce Pearl, also at Auburn, had talked about it. He says now he’s not gonna run. Is that what the conversation — are you somewhat interested and intrigued at the opportunity of looking into that Senate race? I’m assuming that’s what they reached out to you to talk to you about.
FINEBAUM: Yes. And I was hesitant at first because I was very aware of Bruce’s interests, and I’m a huge fan of Bruce and I thought he would have a tremendous voice. So I was very cautious. I didn’t take it too seriously; and then, ultimately, I ended up talking to someone who made it clear that there was a desire for me to be involved.
Finebaum did not name the individual, but confirmed to Travis that it was a major player in the world of Alabama politics.
The analyst also confirmed to Travis that he’s a registered Republican and voted for President Donald Trump. Asked what would happen if Trump personally urged him to run in Alabama, he said he wouldn’t refuse.
“Impossible to tell him no,” Finebaum told Travis. “There’s no way I could. I would tell him yes.”
