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- Fox Sports in talks to add Dave Portnoy to 'Big Noon Kickoff', Barstool on FS1 | Reports</p>
<p>John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK July 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM</p>
<p>Fox Sports will reportedly add to its "Big Noon Kickoff" desk for the upcoming college football season.</p>
<p>According to multiple reports, Fox Sports is in talks to add Barstool founder and media personality Dave Portnoy to its college football pregame show lineup, featuring Urban Meyer, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, Mark Ingram, Chris Fallica and Rob Stone.</p>
<p>The deal, which reportedly not been finalized yet, would also include Barstool content airing on Fox Sports 1.</p>
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<p>Portnoy went onto X (formerly Twitter) shortly after initial reports and quote-tweeted Front Office Sports' story, saying it is "nothing more than rumors at this point."</p>
<p>"These are nothing more than rumors at this point," Portnoy wrote on X. "But all the crying from Columbus is making me feel like it's Thanksgiving Day weekend again and Michigan is pounding a hapless Buckeye team into the mud for the billionth straight year."</p>
<p>The idea of Portnoy joining "Big Noon Kickoff" would be a big swing by Fox Sports, given his popularity on his social media platforms, which includes his One Bite Pizza reviews.</p>
<p>The reported deal comes two days after The Athletic reported a lineup shakeup at Fox Sports, which included the removal of Joy Taylor and her show, "Speak" — along with "Breakfast Ball" and "The Facility" — from the network's weekday lineup.</p>
<p>The hire would mirror a programmatic strategy by ESPN, which added retired NFL punter-turned-media personality Pat McAfee to the network's "College GameDay" lineup. Portnoy, a Michigan graduate, would not be new to the college football world or the pregame show platform, should the deal become finalized: He is a part of Barstool Sports' eponymously named "Barstool College Football Show."</p>
<p>"Big Noon Kickoff" is set to travel to Columbus Ohio Stadium to kick off the upcoming 2025 college football season for Ohio State vs. Texas in Week 1 on Saturday, Aug. 30.</p>
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<p>(This story has been with new information)</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Barstool's Dave Portnoy in talks to join 'Big Noon Kickoff' | Reports</p>
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