{"id":1824,"date":"2025-11-19T01:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2025-11-28T01:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:02:51","slug":"paul-finebaum-teases-senate-run-on-the-clay-travis-buck-sexton-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/paul-finebaum-teases-senate-run-on-the-clay-travis-buck-sexton-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Finebaum Teases Senate Run On The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longtime ESPN and SEC Network personality Paul Finebaum dropped some of the biggest political breadcrumbs of the 2026 cycle on Monday when he returned to The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show<\/em><\/a> to discuss, in detail, his potential campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Tommy Tuberville.<\/span><\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t the first time the topic had come up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Travis and Finebaum initially floated the idea in late September, but Monday\u2019s conversation felt markedly different: timelines, fundraising, potential opposition, and even religious identity in deep-red Alabama were all put on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finebaum confirmed he is actively weighing a bid to succeed Tuberville, who has already announced he will run for governor of Alabama in 2026 instead of seeking re-election to the Senate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finebaum inches closer to senate run<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The ESPN host stressed that he is bound by his contract through the end of the College Football season, meaning no final decision can be made until early December at the absolute earliest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m under contract to ESPN, and I feel like I have to get to the end of the season before making a decision,\u201d Finebaum told Travis and Sexton. \u201cBut yes, I\u2019m giving it very serious consideration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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