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Fox Sports and Barstool Sports meet to strengthen the coverage of university football, university basketball and other Fox sports properties, companies announced on Thursday.
From the fall, the owner of Barstool Sports and founder Dave Portnoy will become a regular contributor to the “Big Noon Kickoff” of Fox Sports.
In addition to Portnoy, various sports personalities from Barstool, including Dan Katz, known as “Big Cat”, will appear on “Big Noon Kickoff”.
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The founder and CEO of Barstool Dave Portnoy before the OWLS of Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola Ramblers play in the Barstool Invitational in Wintrust Arena on November 8, 2023, in Chicago. (Michael Hickey / Getty Images)
“We are delighted to welcome Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports to the Fox Sports family,” said Eric Shanks, CEO and executive producer of Fox Sports, in the announcement.
“Dave has built a unique brand of its kind that connects with a new generation of sports fans – authentic, daring and original. Their unique vocation and their faithful fans base make it a natural adjustment for our evolving multiplatform content strategy.”
Portnoy echoes the excitement of Shanks about the collaboration.
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Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy de Barstool Sports at the UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2022, in New York. (Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC)
“Everyone in Barstool is super excited to join the Fox Sports family,” said Portnoy. “In our two decades history, we have never had the chance to work with so many talents and resources. We are looking forward to collaborating and bringing our voice to Fox Sports. See you soon in Columbus.”
Barstool Sports’ “Barsool College Football Show” will travel with “Big Noon Kickoff” for certain games throughout the season. The “Barstool College Football Show” will be broadcast from 9 a.m. to 9:45 am on the channels belonging to Barstool, Tubi, Fox Sports App and Foxsports.com.
Dave Portnoy de Barstool Sports at the UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2022, in New York. (Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC)
As part of the new relationship, Barstool will produce and deliver a live two -hour program which will be broadcast on FS1 from Monday to Friday. More details on this program will be announced on a later date.
