The Barstool Sports activities pirate ship appears to be like prefer it is likely to be docking at Fox Sports activities.
The community is “trending” within the route of a partnership with Dave Portnoy and his media web site, although no deal is finished, a supply confirmed to The Put up.
Fox Sports activities declined touch upon the matter whereas Portnoy wrote on X, “These are nothing more than rumors at this point.”
The transfer would include a seat for Portnoy on “Big Noon Kickoff,” the community’s school soccer kick-off present on Saturdays.
Entrance Workplace Sports activities was the primary to report the information.
The Michigan grad and unabashed fan would be part of the likes of former Ohio State coach City Meyer, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, Mark Ingram, Chris Fallica and host Rob Stone.
It might additionally carry Barstool Sports activities content material to FS1’s airwaves, doubtless by way of licensing settlement, although it’s unclear which properties can be included or if new ones can be created, based on FOS.
This week, Fox Sports activities reportedly canceled three exhibits — “Speak,” “The Facility” and “Breakfast Ball” — and parted methods with a few of its expertise, based on The Athletic.
In latest months, NFL insider Peter Schrager and ex-NFL QB Michael Vick moved on from the community, as properly.
The Put up’s supply mentioned {that a} “multitude of people” would fill the roles left open by the canceled exhibits.
Barstool Sports activities famously had a deal in place for a present on ESPN, although “Van Talk” was canceled after one episode in 2017 on account of backlash from the partnership.
This places the corporate again on cable, in direct competitors with the Worldwide Chief and former Barstool persona and community centerpiece Pat McAfee — particularly within the former punter’s co-hosting gig on “College GameDay,” ESPN’s Saturday kickoff present.
