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Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports have been removed from Fox Sports' 'Big Noon Kickoff' pregame show after a one-year partnership. Portnoy confirmed the departure on X, blaming Ohio State and coach Ryan Day for pressuring the Big Ten and Fox. While the pregame segment ends, the broader Barstool-Fox deal remains intact, including the daily 'Wake Up Barstool' show on FS1.
Fox Sports has removed Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports personalities from its Saturday college football pregame show, 'Big Noon Kickoff.' The decision, confirmed by Portnoy on October 2, 2026, follows a year-long partnership that began in July 2025. While the broader Barstool-Fox deal remains intact, including the daily 'Wake Up Barstool' program on FS1, the pregame segment has been discontinued due to format clashes and external pressure from the Big Ten Conference.
Barstool Sports podcaster Ryen Russillo released a promotional video for Raising Cane's that critics describe as resembling a hostage video or survival plea. The clip features grim lighting, abrupt cuts, and a distressed demeanor, leading to widespread mockery of the brand's marketing strategy and Russillo's willingness to accept such terms.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams faced backlash after a dramatic injury cart exit during a loss to the Vikings, leading to a public feud with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. Portnoy accused Williams of spreading disinformation by reposting a tweet mocking his past conduct, while Williams' emotional reaction drew mixed reactions from media and fans. The Bears confirmed Williams avoided a major injury but may miss time, with backup options in concussion protocol.
Portnoy calls Pizza Hut's temporary 'Hut' branding for the 2026 NFL season a 'brilliant move' and suggests the chain spend advertising dollars with Barstool Sports during football season, pitching Barstool as a media partner to amplify the campaign as Pizza Hut drops 'Pizza' from its name for 25 weeks.
Dave Portnoy blasted Dan Orlovsky for praising Pat McAfee’s autotuned country album as “good good,” calling Orlovsky the “biggest joke” of the whole venture and saying that praise will follow him. The remarks come amid a broader backlash to McAfee’s musical project and highlight the tension between ESPN colleagues, Barstool’s brand, and the reception of the album.
Dave Portnoy slammed Dan Orlovsky for calling Pat McAfee's autotuned album 'good good,' saying the praise makes Orlovsky 'the biggest joke' and will follow him forever; the piece notes McAfee's move from NFL punter to media figure and musician has drawn mixed reviews, with some ESPN colleagues offering support while Portnoy remains unimpressed.
Alex Cooper pushed back on Dave Portnoy’s bombshell memoir claim that she and Sofia Franklyn planned to fake sexual-harassment allegations to exit Barstool Sports, telling CNBC that Portnoy has his version and she has hers and that she’s not seeking drama. She notes Portnoy helped launch her career, but she hasn’t read his memoir yet. Meanwhile, Cooper left Barstool in 2021 for a Spotify deal and moved to SiriusXM in 2024; Franklyn is set to address their fallout in a forthcoming memoir.
Barstool Sports’ on-air team, led by Dave Portnoy, went scoreless on Celebrity Family Feud against Cooper Flagg and his family, who routed them by 543 points. A viral moment came when Portnoy offered a crude answer to a prompt, and Ryan Whitney froze on a buzzer, prompting memes from Barstool’s social accounts and prompting Harvey to apologize to Flagg’s mom.
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy criticized Tom Brady’s post‑NFL public image as cringey and beneath his iconic status, citing Brady’s Fanatics Fest appearance and a staged confrontation with Logan Paul as examples of influencer-style moments that Portnoy says are eroding Brady’s legacy. Portnoy and his co‑host Brandon Walker argued Brady is chasing attention and should distance himself from such theatrics and from Michael Rubin to avoid “lame‑ifying” his legacy.
Dave Portnoy claims in his memoir Cancel Me If You Can that Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn plotted to exit Barstool Sports by fabricating sexual-harassment claims after meeting Logan Paul in 2019, pushing for huge pay, IP ownership, and merch control while their Call Her Daddy podcast stalled as leverage. Cooper later secured major deals with SiriusXM, while Franklyn left the show in 2020 and plans to publish a memoir about the fallout.
In a Wall Street Journal profile accompanying his upcoming memoir, Dave Portnoy claims that Call Her Daddy hosts Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn planned to accuse Barstool of sexual harassment to get out of their contracts, saying they were willing to burn bridges to advance. The piece revisits their 2020–21 split over IP and the paths each took afterward (Cooper to Spotify, Franklyn leaving Barstool), with Portnoy’s memoir 'Cancel Me If You Can' due June 30.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy discusses his new memoir Cancel Me If You Can, detailing his rise from a Boston newspaper to a digital empire, the infamous feud with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and tensions with Barstool stars Dan Katz and PFT, while hinting at a possible thaw with Goodell and envisioning a Bradley Cooper–led movie adaptation.
A resurfaced 2020 Barstool Family Feud clip shows Dianna Russini joking that she would close her eyes during sex with her husband on a video call with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, fueling ongoing romance rumors between them amid related photos and recent coverage.
NBC lead golf analyst Kevin Kisner apologized on Barstool’s Fore Play for publicly criticizing CBS’s Masters coverage, saying he crossed the line and acknowledging how tough live production is; he complained CBS aired too many tape-delayed shots, while stressing CBS is a PGA Tour partner and NBC aims to do its best.