Hour 1: Blake Toppmeyer, USA Today

The Paul Finebaum Show

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3.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Blake Toppmeyer from USA Today joins the show to share his experience reporting on the wild Lane Kiffin situation.. Plus we take your phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.0	30 for 30 presents Booya.
0:05.5	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:10.9	Stuart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture.
0:22.7	He changed sports.
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0:31.0	The pride, passion, and pageantry of college football lives here.
0:39.9	This is the Paul Pinebaum Show, Our One podcast.
0:45.4	This might be college football, heaven.
0:49.8	And we are back for yet another day.
0:51.8	Good afternoon.
0:52.4	Welcome in.
0:53.1	It's been a busy day already. More reaction from yesterday's Lane Kiffin press conference. We'll turn the page a little bit on that and talk about some other issues as we continue here. And your phone calls. There were some news from Lexington overnight that we didn't get a chance to share with you.
1:12.7	Will Stein, yes, you know who he is?
1:15.3	He's the new head coach at the University of Kentucky.
1:19.1	He comes from Oregon, where he was quite successful as an offensive coordinator.
1:25.8	He played at Louisville, and now he's landing there. These
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