Oct 6, 2026 · 15 min
Portnoy’s Fox exit tests the Barstool partnership
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Dave Portnoy’s removal from Fox’s college-football coverage raises questions about how the network and Barstool Sports will work together.
- 1Dave Portnoy says Ohio State’s objections likely drove Fox’s decision to remove him from its college-football coverage.
- 2The episode examines whether Portnoy’s exit could affect Fox’s broader relationship with Barstool Sports and its programming.
- 3Surging Rays attendance and ticket prices headline a wider sports-business roundup spanning LIV Golf, Alex Ovechkin, and LeBron James.
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Dave Portnoy identifies Ohio State’s objections as the likely reason Fox removed him from its college-football coverage.
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Baker Machado opens with sports-business headlines ranging from playoff ticket pricing and the Rays’ surge to LeBron James’s helicopter travel and Dave Portnoy’s Fox airtime.
Portnoy says Ohio State’s objections were likely behind Fox removing him from its college-football coverage, turning a programming decision into a broader media-business question.
The conversation asks what Portnoy’s exit means for the Fox-Barstool partnership, including the future of Barstool’s other programming on the network.
The wider roundup covers LIV Golf’s bankruptcy-court rescue deal, Alex Ovechkin’s retirement plans, and the business signals behind rising Rays attendance and ticket prices.
The standout moment is Portnoy’s explanation of why he believes Ohio State influenced Fox’s decision and what that could mean for Barstool’s relationship with Fox.