Tommy Tuberville praises Paul Finebaum as analyst considers Senate run after Charlie Kirk assassination

ESPN star Paul Finebaum talks to OutKick's Clay Travis about his feelings after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

In a recent interview with OutKick, ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum announced that he is considering leaving his longtime role to run for Senate.

The 70-year-old said following Charlie Kirk's assassination, he began reconsidering his priorities and got "a little bit more interest."

"I spent four hours numb talking about things that didn't matter to me. And it kept building throughout that weekend," Finebaum told OutKick's Clay Travis. "I felt very empty doing what I was doing that day." 

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Tommy Tuberville spoke highly of Paul Finebaum, as the college football analyst announced he may run for Senate. (Getty Images)

"It's hard to describe, not being involved in politics, how that affected me and affected tens of millions of people all over this country. And it was an awakening."

Finebaum would hardly be the first notable name in sports to go into politics. Most recently, Mark Teixeira announced his congressional campaign.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, jumped ship from the college football sidelines to Capitol Hill in 2021, and he gave as close to an endorsement for Finebaum as one could get.

"Paul is smart. He loves the country," Tuberville said on the "War Room" podcast. "Again, been a friend of mine for a long time. I have not talked with him about it. I did an interview with him, 30 minutes, about two months ago face to face. It went well. 

"I tell you, he’s got 100% name ID in Alabama. He’d have a lot of big people behind him. He would be a force in the race if he decided to get into it. … Paul is a good guy, a good friend."

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