Paul Finebaum has decided not to run for the Alabama U.S. Senate seat currently held by Tommy Tuberville .

“I have been deeply moved by so many people in Alabama who have reached out encouraging me to run for the United States Senate,” the ESPN and SEC Network analyst shared with AL.com in an exclusive statement.

“It has been a gratifying and rewarding experience.

“I am also appreciative of my bosses at ESPN for allowing me to explore this opportunity. But it’s time for me to devote my full attention to something everyone in Alabama can agree upon - our love of college football.”

Finebaum, who ascended to sports talk royalty as a columnist at the Birmingham Post-Herald and a Birmingham radio call-in talk show host, recently moved back to Alabama from Charlotte.

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