Overview

• Front Office Sports reports Fox is close to a deal that would feature Barstool founder Dave Portnoy as an on-air personality on its Big Noon Kickoff college football pregame show
• The proposed agreement would extend Barstool Sports content into FS1’s college football coverage under a content licensing arrangement
• Fox Sports has neither confirmed the negotiations nor finalized any terms of the potential partnership
• College football fans have mobilized on social media, urging a boycott of Fox Sports in response to Portnoy’s reported involvement
• Critics warn that Portnoy’s polarizing style and commentary could alter the traditional standards of Fox’s college football pregame presentation