Finebaum and Kiffin, SEC’s ‘Odd Couple,’ Break Down Their ‘Weird’ Dynamic in Hilarious Exchange

SEC Media Days: Lane Kiffin Blames Paul Finebaum For Phillip Fulmer's Firing At Tennessee

ATLANTA – Sometimes you can’t fake chemistry, and that's exactly the case between Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and SEC Network host Paul Finebaum, who put on a clinic Monday in what will be the funniest interview you might see this summer. It's no secret that Finebaum and Kiffin shared a disdain for each other, dating back to when Lane was fired at USC on a tarmac, which the pair had previously discussed. The tension between the two was palpable i…

Finebaum and Kiffin, SEC’s ‘Odd Couple,’ break down their ‘weird’ dynamic in hilarious exchange

Thanks for fitting us into your busy schedule, Coach...@Lane_Kiffin pic.twitter.com/SajrIOjW8G— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) July 14, 2025If there was one interview you needed to see during Day 1 of SEC Media Days, it was Lane Kiffin’s unscheduled appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show.”

Paul Finebaum lists Georgia as SEC's overrated team entering media days

Paul Finebaum is ready for another elite talking season in the SEC, and SEC Media Days get rolling live on Monday morning. That provides a great time for the SEC Network host to reveal some key preview comments on the upcoming season, which he did in a wide-ranging interview with Awful Announcing. Among the questions in that interview, Finebaum was asked which SEC program might be the team that is overrated entering the season. His final choice …

Paul Finebaum previews SEC Media Days, defends Texas-Ohio State pick

The SEC Football Kickoff Media Days are taking place this week in Atlanta, from Monday to Thursday. The most prominent league in the country is looking to regain its championship mojo after going back-to-back years without winning the national title. That hasn’t happened since 2013 and 2014, when Florida State and Ohio State won, respectively. To discuss the conference where the official slogan is “It Just Means More,” we recently caught up with…