Dave Portnoy blames Ryan Day for Barstool's exit from Big Noon Kickoff
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 3, 2026, 2:12 AM
Last updated Oct 3, 2026

Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer be part of Fox's Big Noon Kickoff. The decision, reported on October 2, comes after ongoing tensions between Portnoy, an alumni of rival Michigan, and Ohio State's Ryan Day. Portnoy criticized Day for interfering with show content, claiming Day's complaints led to pulling Barstool from the program. He expressed his views on social media, labeling Day as 'soft' and suggesting Barstool will continue to produce college football content elsewhere. Barstool's overall partnership with Fox Sports remains intact for other programming.
- •Barstool Sports ends participation in Fox's Big Noon Kickoff.
- •Portnoy criticized Day's response to show content.
- •No evidence cited for a specific incident driving the decision.
- •Barstool will maintain other programming with Fox Sports.
- •Portnoy plans to continue college football coverage.
- 2:12 AMYahoo Sports — The Fox ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ Barstool partnership ends abruptly
- 1:22 AMYahoo Sports — ‘I didn’t realize he was this soft’: Dave Portnoy blames Ryan Day’s ‘temper tantrums’ for being removed from ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
"Roughly a month into the college football season, Fox Sports initiated a major shakeup, suddenly opting out of their collaboration with Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy for “Big Noon Kickoff,” as reported by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The partnership was seen as Fox’s answer to ESPN’s College Gameday success with Pat McAfee, which has…
"Dave Portnoy and other top personalities at Barstool Sports have been a part of Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff college football pregame show for a little over a year. That is now over, with The Athletic reporting on Friday evening that Barstool Sports would no longer feature on the program. Sources told The Athletic that “there…
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External links- Yahoo SportsOct 3, 2026, 2:12 AMThe Fox ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ Barstool partnership ends abruptly
Roughly a month into the college football season, Fox Sports initiated a major shakeup, suddenly opting out of their collaboration with Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy for “Big Noon Kickoff,” as reported by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The partnership was seen as Fox’s answer to ESPN’s College Gameday success with Pat McAfee, which has…
- Yahoo SportsOct 3, 2026, 1:22 AM‘I didn’t realize he was this soft’: Dave Portnoy blames Ryan Day’s ‘temper tantrums’ for being removed from ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
Dave Portnoy and other top personalities at Barstool Sports have been a part of Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff college football pregame show for a little over a year. That is now over, with The Athletic reporting on Friday evening that Barstool Sports would no longer feature on the program. Sources told The Athletic that “there…
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