10 Favorite Big Noon Kickoff Moments From the 2025 College Football Season

Big Noon Kickoff couldn't be the show it is without the people. From Dave Portnoy's passion to Tom Rinaldi's storytelling, those people make the memories possible and give us moments like pump-up speeches, high-stakes bets and feel-good segments. 

Looking back on this year of the FOX Sports college football Saturday pregame show, here are our favorite Big Noon Kickoff moments from this season. 

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Portnoy got creative with his pregame outfit before the Michigan-Ohio State game. He purchased a checkered jacket from University Vintage, a store on Michigan's campus. 

"I feel good. I look good," Portnoy said. 

At Big Noon Kickoff prior to the Cincinnati-BYU game, a group of Bearcats' fans with their shirts off encouraged Rob Gronkowski to join them. After a moment of reluctance, Gronk obliged. He ripped off his shirt and joined the rowdy fans. 

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Meyer was honored with a video of him morphing from each job that he had along his Hall of Fame coaching career. Meyer was a graduate assistant at Ohio State, a linebacker, quarterback and wide receiver coach at Illinois State, a wide receivers coach at Colorado State and then Notre Dame. He got his first head-coaching job at Bowling Green in 2001, then took over at Utah in 2003, before heading to Florida, where he won two national championships. His final coaching stop came at Ohio State, where he helped the Buckeyes win the 2014 title.

Big Cat did an interview from an ice bath to show fans what it's like. It was quite the watch.

"I feel terrible," he said. 

After Big Cat got into the bath, Portnoy poured