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Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy will make his “Big Noon Kickoff” debut on Saturday ahead of Ohio State and Texas’ Marquee Matchup to begin 2025 college football season.
Portnoy’s debut came with a lot of fanfare ahead of the game. Portnoy, a super fan in Michigan Wolverines, said earlier this week he was “forbidden” from Ohio Stadium, which suggested that it may have been because of his inner support for corn and blue.
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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy participates in a NCAA College Basketball Game on January 22, 2022 in Coral Gables, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Ohio State instead said portnoy not banned from the stadium. He was not part of the main crew of Fox. The crew would be the only ones allowed in the stadium.
Portnoy appeared on “Fox and Friends” outside Ohio Stadium on Saturday and leans into the drama, wearing a disguise.
“Well, what happened was … I was banned by coach Ryan Day from entering the ‘shoe’. There’s a lot of animosity and a lot of hatred because I’ve been a Michigan sand since we’ve knocked the skit out of them for the past five years.” I don’t have permission in ‘The Shoe’ today. “
Ohio State Main coach Ryan Day speaks to the media under the Big Ten NCAA College Football Media Days at Mandalay Bay Resort. (Lucas Peltier/Imag images)
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Portnoy joined the “Big Noon Kickoff” team as part of Fox Sports’ partnership with Barstool Sports. Other bar stool sports personalities are also set to join him.
No. 1 Texas seems to start the season on the right foot with a win over National Champion # 3 Ohio State.
Ohio State Buckeyes Broad receives Jeremiah Smith (4) dances into the final zone untouched by Purdue Boilermaker’s defensive back Nyland Green (2) during the first half of Ohio Stadium. (Barbara Perenic/USA Today Network via Imag images)
The game starts at noon one at Fox.
