Kirk Herbstreit took a subtle shot at Paul Finebaum while praising Alabama’s resurgence after a rough season-opening loss to Florida State.

McShay ripped ESPN host Paul Finebaum for his continuous criticism of Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer, following the Crimson Tide’s 24-21 upset victory over No. 5 ranked Georgia in Athens on Sept. 27.

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum has had his fair share of eye-rolling scripts when it comes to Florida State football. Alabama toppled Georgia but fell to FSU in Week 1, and yet Finebaum’s narrative has already shifted to fit his SEC-first playbook.

ESPN star Paul Finebaum recalled the moment he compared Lane Kiffin to Miley Cyrus while the head coach was at the helm of the USC Trojans.

In Week 5 of the 2025 college football season, Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman was fired after his team suffered a home loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 56-13, marking the fourth FBS coach to be let go this season.

Football analyst Todd McShay is coming after Paul Finebaum for his criticism of Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer, and it sounds very personal. Alabama pulled out

Since 2007, when Nick Saban took over as Alabama head coach, the Crimson Tide have a 9-2 record against UGA. One of those wins was in Saban’s first season and the other was in the 2021-22 national championship, which marked Kirby Smart’s lone win against his former boss.