Paul Finebaum criticizes weekly interviews with Brian Kelly
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 10, 2026, 5:00 PM
Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Paul Finebaum expressed his reluctance to continue his weekly interviews with Brian Kelly during a recent appearance at Barrett Media’s Audio Summit. Finebaum indicated that the experience of talking with Kelly for the past three years has been particularly painful, stating he would prefer a colonoscopy without anesthesia over another interview. He contrasted this with his appreciation for interviews with Lane Kiffin, noting that the of media has changed, as coaches now have more direct ways to engage with fans outside of traditional interviews.
- •Finebaum has interviewed Kelly weekly for three years.
- •He expressed a strong aversion to continuing these interviews.
- •Finebaum prefers interviewing Lane Kiffin over Kelly.
- •He noted coaches now communicate directly with fans.
- •The media surrounding sports is changing.
- 5:00 PMYahoo Sports — Paul Finebaum would rather have a colonoscopy ‘without anesthesia’ than do another weekly interview with Brian Kelly
"Paul Finebaum has spent three years talking to Brian Kelly every Monday during the college football season, but let’s just say he’d rather not do it again. Asked at Barrett Media’s Audio Summit earlier this month how he reconciles criticizing coaches with putting them on his show every week, his answer started innocuously enough with…
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