Barstool's Dave Portnoy Pulled From Fox's 'Big Noon Kickoff' Appearances, AP Source Says
Sources said the partnership’s cultural mismatch proved unsustainable, while Barstool’s other Fox Sports programming will continue.
- Fox Sports removed Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports from the "Big Noon Kickoff" pregame show, with The Athletic reporting the decision Friday evening ahead of Week 5 coverage.
- Sources told The Athletic the move stemmed from integrating Barstool's persona into Fox Sports' traditional show, with friction between Portnoy and Ohio State adding pressure to the partnership.
- Portnoy claimed on X that Ohio State and Ryan Day "threatened Fox till they had no choice," having earlier called Day a "scared little chicken boy" for moving senior day.
- Fox's broader partnership with Barstool Sports remains intact, with the daily talk show "Wake-Up Barstool" continuing on Fox Sports 1 and not expected to be impacted by the shakeup.
- "Big Noon Kickoff" continues Saturday, Oct. 3, from the University of Minnesota, moving forward without the Barstool personalities who have appeared alongside Urban Meyer since last season.
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Portnoy Blames Ryan Day for Fox Sports Big Noon Kickoff Exit
Dave Portnoy blames Ohio State coach Ryan Day for his removal from Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff after the Buckeyes allegedly flooded the network with his old insults. The Barstool Sports founder says the Buckeyes never wanted him on the college football pregame show and kept complaining until Fox walked away. Portnoy pinned the ouster […]
Dave Portnoy Claims Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day Got Him Axed From ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was set to make his regularly-scheduled appearance on Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff on Saturday, October 3, before, he says, Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day stepped in. “Just was told @AndrewMarchand is about to release an article saying I’ve been put on ice for @BNKonFOX,” Portnoy, 49, wrote […]
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy pulled from Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ appearances, AP source says
Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer make appearances on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been publicly announced. The Athletic was the first to report on Fox Sports’ decision. The Barstool Sports founder said on social media that it was Ohio State and coach Ryan Day who forced Fox Sports …
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