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The Paul Finebaum Show

Hour 3: Legend and Bash

The Paul Finebaum Show

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Paul takes calls and zooms throughout the hour from the usual lineup to discuss the Charles Bediako eligibility case. Plus, Peter Rauterkus from AL.com joins the show to discuss Alex Golesh becoming Auburn's next head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.5

This might be college football head.

0:48.1

It has been a busy afternoon that just got busier with Greg Sankey filing an affidavit in the case in Tuscaloosa, and this is what he said.

0:57.5

This is the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference asking the court in Alabama to uphold the NCAA's eligibility rules,

1:07.2

saying that it's inconsistent application of the rules,

1:13.5

challenged in this case through court rulings or otherwise,

1:16.8

fuels disruption in college athletics.

1:18.7

So we will continue to follow this story, but it is, there has already been a response from Darren Heitner,

1:23.9

who is the attorney for Bettyaco.

1:28.3

Meanwhile, many people reporting on this right now.

1:33.3

And it will be very interesting to see the impact of this.

1:39.3

Certainly, if you're the NCAA, you are going to wrap your arms around the commissioner of the league

1:46.5

that Alabama is a member institution whose office is about 60 miles from Coleman Coliseum

1:54.2

in downtown Birmingham coming out in this favor.

1:57.6

We'll try to get some more understanding of it because it is really a big story. Certainly it is not a shock to see a commissioner adhere to NCAA rules but against one of his own member institutions.

2:11.6

And it could be that there's just so many of these cases that are that are stacked on top of one another from an eligibility

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