ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum says he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.
Finebaum, who is a registered Republican, told OutKick Sports chief Clay Travis that the assassination of Charlie Kirk made him rethink his priorities and that he might throw his hat in the ring for the state’s open Senate seat.
The sports broadcaster said that he felt talking about sports after Kirk’s murder made him feel “empty.”
“I spent four hours numb, talking about things that didn’t matter to me. And it kept building throughout that weekend,” Finebaum explained. “I felt very empty doing what I was doing that day.”
He added that Kirk’s vicious murder was “an awakening” for millions of Americans.
Finebaum noted that members of Alabama’s GOP had spoken to him in the past abou