Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy accused ESPN college football reporter Kris Budden of rooting against BYU based on her facial expression during a pregame segment, but Budden pushed back, saying her report had nothing to do with the team’s playoff chances.

During a pregame segment, Budden reported on a story about an adjustment BYU made to start games faster. A graphic showed BYU’s playoff chances, indicating they had a 99.9% chance to make the postseason tournament with a win and a 0.8% chance with a loss. BYU lost to Texas Tech 34-7 on Saturday.

Portnoy, who has been rooting for BYU to make the playoff and called himself “Provo Dave,” saw the graphic and posted on X, believing Budden had a rooting interest in the game.

“How happy is ESPN to openly report this crime?” Portnoy

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