The Paul Finebaum Show
Archived Podcasts
Paul talks about what he has learned and what he is thinking about going into this next year.: 12/30/20
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, talks the hardships and the payoffs from this year in college sports: 12/18/20
Paul Finebaum Interviews Shane Beamer: 12/7/20
Paul Finebaum interview Shane Beamer after being hired as the new Head Coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
Zubin Mehenti, ESPN: 7/8/20
Paul is joined by ESPN's Zubin Mehenti, who will be hosting a new ESPN Radio show beginning next month.
John Swofford, ACC Commissioner : 6/18/20
Paul talks with Commissioner Swofford about how COVID might affect the college football season.
Sylvester Croom, former NFL and CFB Coach: 6/10/20
Paul talks with Croom about the lack of diversity among coaches in all levels of football, and Croom explains why it is still such a huge issue.
Sam Pittman, Arkansas Head Coach: 6/8/20
Paul talks with the Arkansas head coach about the current state of the country and his team this upcoming season.
Cuonzo Martin, Missouri MCBB Head Coach: 6/4/20
Paul talks with Coach Martin about everything going on in the country, in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Michelle McKenna, CIO NFL and Auburn Grad: 6/2/20
Michelle reflects on the life and legacy of Pat Dye.
Dale Brown, Legendary CBB Coach: 6/1/20
Paul talks with the legendary former LSU head basketball coach about everything going on in America right now.
Gov. Tate Reeves, Mississippi : 5/29/20
Paul talks with the Governor about how he's dealt with COVID-19 and what to expect for sports in the state of Mississippi moving forward.
Candice Storey Lee, Vanderbilt AD: 5/29/20
Paul talks with the Vandy AD about how her tenure has gone so far, and then she shares a powerful message about the death of George Floyd.
Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee : 5/29/20
Paul talks about the potential return of live sports to the state of Tennessee and gets the Governor's perspective on the death of George Floyd.
Will Muschamp, South Carolina Head Coach: 5/28/20
Paul talks with Coach Muschamp about the return to football and how he's planning to handle his players returning to campus.
Mike Aresco, AAC Commissioner: 5/27/20
Paul talks with Aresco about how he's handling the pandemic and what he expects for his league when it comes to college football this fall.
Larry Scott, Pac-12 Commissioner: 5/26/20
Paul talks with Commissioner Scott about the expectations for the upcoming football season and why he's confident that we will start on time.
Rocky Bleier, 4x Super Champion & Purple Heart Recipient: 5/25/20
Paul has an incredible conversation with Rocky on this Memorial Day about his service in the military. Plus, he talks about his Super Bowl runs with the Steelers.
Charles Barkley, Basketball HOF'er: 5/25/20
Paul is joined by the great Charles Barkley to talk about calling "The Match" yesterday, what to expect with college football season and other sports returning to play.
Jim Sterk, Missouri AD: 5/21/20
Paul talks with the Mizzou AD about the latest in college sports with regards to the ongoing pandemic.
Mike Bohn, USC AD: 5/21/20
Paul talks with the Southern Cal AD about the current state of college football with relation to the pandemic and what he expects from USC football moving forward.
Gov. Brian Kemp, Georgia : 5/20/20
Paul talks with Georgia's Governor about the current situation going on with COVID-19, his thoughts on the return of CFB and his thoughts on UGA.
Gary Patterson, TCU Head Coach: 5/18/20
Paul talks with Coach Patterson about how he's handling the current situation with COVID-19. Plus, Patterson discusses his recent foray into songwriting.
Dr. Gordon Gee, WVU President: 5/18/20
Paul talks with the President of West Virginia University about how he's handling the pandemic and what he expects to happen with college football in the fall.
Kyle Whittingham, Utah head Coach: 5/14/20
Paul talks with the Utah head coach about the potential of playing only conference games in 2020 and other ways the season will be impacted by COVID-19.
Roy Kramer, former SEC Commissioner: 5/13/20
Paul talks with the former SEC Commissioner about the current state of college athletics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greg Sankey, SEC Commissioner : 5/12/20
Paul talks with the SEC Commissioner about the current state of college athletics and what to expect this fall.
Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio: 5/6/20
Paul talks with the Governor of Ohio about how his state is handling the pandemic and what we can expect when sports return.
Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee Head Coach: 5/6/20
Paul talks with the UT head coach about his recent success in recruiting and how he and his staff are handling the pandemic.
Michael Hsu, Minnesota Regent: 5/5/20
Paul talks with Michael about the state of the NCAA, and the chances of having students on campus in the fall.
David Shaw, Stanford Head Coach: 4/29/20
Paul talks with Coach Shaw about how he's dealing with the pandemic and what he's been telling his players.
Andy Katz, NCAA.com: 4/29/20
Paul talks with Andy about the latest developments on the "Name, Image and Likeness" issue when it comes to the NCAA.
Chet Gladchuk, Navy AD: 4/28/20
Paul talks with the Navy Athletic Director about the potential of still playing against Notre Dame in Ireland, if they can play without fans and much more.
Ross Bjork, Texas A&M AD: 4/28/20
Paul talks with the A&M Athletic Director about the current situation facing colleges and college athletics.
Ray Tanner, South Carolina AD: 4/27/20
Paul talks with the USC AD about how he's handling the COVID pandemic, and what changes he sees in the near future.
Buddy Martin, Gator Bait Media: 4/27/20
Paul talks with Buddy about Terry Bradshaw's new song, the future of the CFB season and the battle in the SEC East between Florida and Georgia.
Kirby Smart, UGA Head Coach : 4/24/20
Paul talks with Kirby about UGA players in the NFL Draft and why the SEC dominated the first round.
Rodrigo Blankenship, former UGA K: 4/24/20
Paul talks with the former UGA kicker and NFL Draft hopeful about his future both on-and-off-the-field.
Michelle McKenna, NFL Chief Information Officer: 4/21/20
Paul talks with Michelle about conducting this year's NFL Draft virtually.
Herm Edwards, Arizona St. Head Coach: 4/20/20
Paul talks with Coach Edwards about how he's dealing with the current situation in the country.
Roy Wood, Jr., Comedian : 4/16/20
Paul talks with the comedian about his career, including his start in Birmingham radio, and how he's doing comedy during quarantine.
Will Muschamp, South Carolina Head Coach: 4/16/20
Paul is joined by the USC head coach to talk about how he's handling this time, and even throws in some jokes at the end.
Mario Cristobal, Oregon Head Coach: 4/15/20
Paul talks with Mario about how he's dealing with the current situation and about the future of his program and college football.
Sam Pittman, Arkansas Head Coach: 4/15/20
Paul talks with the new Arkansas head coach about the difficulties of being a new head coach in the current situation and what he sees for the future of ARK football.
John Hendrick, Jackson State : 4/13/20
Paul is joined by the head coach of Jackson State football to talk about the pandemic's effect on his program, and on smaller schools in general.
Bob Baumhower, Restaurateur & former NFL player: 4/13/20
Paul talks with the former football player and current restaurateur about the difficulties of owning restaurants during this pandemic.
Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Head Coach: 4/10/20
Paul talks with the new Ole Miss head coach about the current situation in the country, and how he's looking toward a return to activity.
Chris Del Conte, Texas AD: 4/9/20
Paul talks with the Texas athletic director about how he and his staff are handling the COVID-19 situation, and what he expects when sports returns.
Gus Malzahn, Auburn Head Coach: 4/9/20
Paul talks with Coach about how he's dealing with the current situation in the country and what it's like having Chad Morris on his staff.
Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M Head Coach: 4/8/20
Paul talks with Coach Fisher about the unprecedented and uncertain times in which we find ourselves, and how he is preparing this offseason.
Greg Sankey, SEC Commissioner: 4/8/20
Paul welcomes in Commissioner Sankey for an update on how he and the conference are dealing with the current COVID-19 situation.
Mack Brown, UNC Head Coach: 4/7/20
Paul talks with Mack about the current situation with COVID-19 and Coach explains why he doesn't think we will play football without fans.
Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame AD: 4/6/20
Paul talks with the Notre Dame Athletic Director about the current state of college athletics among the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jon Wefald, former KSU President: 4/3/20
Paul talks with the former Kansas State President, who believes that college football is unlikely in 2020.
Mark Cuban, Mavericks Owner: 4/2/20
Paul talks with the Dallas Mavericks owner about a litany of topics, including the positives he sees coming out of this pandemic.
John Calipari, Kentucky : 4/2/20
Paul talks with Coach Cal about the disappointment of not having an NCAA tournament, and then Cal gives advice to everyone during this tough time.
Hunter Yurachek, Arkansas AD: 4/2/20
Paul talks with Hunter about how he is handling his staff during this unprecedented time.
Kirby Smart, Georgia: 4/2/20
Paul talks with Coach Smart about how he and his program are handling the current situation and what to expect moving forward.
Kirby Smart, Georgia: 4/2/20
Paul talks with Coach Smart about how he and his program are handling the current situation and what to expect moving forward.
Derek Mason, Vanderbilt Head Coach: 4/1/20
Paul talks with the Vandy head coach about how he's dealing with the current situation.
Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri Head Coach: 4/1/20
Paul talks with the Mizzou head coach about how he's handling COVID-19 and what he thinks the future will look like.
Mike Leach, Miss. St. Head Coach: 3/30/20
Paul talks with Coach Leach about a wide-range of topics, including "Tiger King," and then Leach flips the script and interviews Paul!
Ann Marie Rogers, former UF Assoc. AD: 3/27/20
Paul talks with the trailblazing former UF Assoc. Athletic Director, who just had the Gators' swim facility named after her.
Rob McClanaghan, NBA Skills Trainer: 3/27/20
Paul talks with Rob about how to stay in shape during this pandemic, and what might happen when/if the NBA returns this season.
Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN: 3/27/20
Paul talks with Kirk about the future of the 2020 college football season.
Chris Fowler, ESPN: 3/26/20
Paul talks with the ESPN play-by-play broadcaster about what he's been up to during this break in sports, and the pair look back on Fowler's career.
Wade Phillips, former NFL Coach: 3/26/20
Author of a new book, "Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me about Football and Life," Wade discusses the book, his father, and much more.
Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports: 3/26/20
Paul talks with Pete about the upcoming college football season, and whether it will be able to go on as-scheduled or with some tweaks.
Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt Baseball Coach : 3/26/20
Paul talks with the Vandy baseball coach about how he's dealing with the loss of the college baseball season, and how's he personally dealing with this situation.
Bob Ley, ESPN Legend: 3/25/20
Paul talks with the retired ESPN Legend about some of the most difficult stories he's covered in his career, and much more.
Darius Rucker, Musician: 3/25/20
Paul talks with Darius about his beloved South Carolina Gamecocks, and much more.
Keith Olbermann, ESPN: 3/24/20
Paul talks with the SportsCenter anchor about a variety of topics, including covering sports when there are no sports and much more.
Greg Sankey, SEC Commissioner: 3/23/20
Paul talks with Commissioner Sankey about how they are planning for the upcoming football season, the mental health impact of COVID-19 and quarantine, plus much more.
Willie Geist, NBC: 3/23/20
Paul talks with Willie about the current state of the country, and how he's handling the COVD-19 news as a member of the media.
John Talty, AL.com: 3/20/20
John talks with Paul about trying to do his job during the unprecedented time.
Scott Stricklin, Florida AD : 3/20/20
Paul talks with the UF Athletic Director about the uncertain times in which we find ourselves, and how sports are being affected.
Christine Brennan, USA Today: 3/20/20
Paul talks with Christine about her breaking news story that USA Swimming wants the Olympics to be postponed.
Brent Musburger, Broadcasting Legend : 3/19/20
Brent talks with Paul about a wide-range of topics, including the effect of COVID-19 on sports betting. Plus, some of Brent's most memorable stories.
Neil Paine, FiveThirtyEight: 3/19/20
Paul talks with Neil about the impact that COVD-19 is having on the sports world, and what we can expect when they eventually return.
Ken Smithmier, Judgment Expert: 3/19/20
Paul talks with Ken about the recent developments in our country, how leaders should be approaching the situation, and how you can spend your time.
Joe Mihalich, Hofstra : 3/13/20
Paul talks with Coach Mihalich about qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, only to have it cancelled. And, he proposes releasing the bracket and playing it in May.
Jeremy Schaap: 3/5/20
Paul goes in-depth with one of the best sports reporters in the business, discussing his upcoming interview with Jalen Hurts, and his interview style.
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