The Fox ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ Barstool partnership ends abruptly

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Fox Sports abruptly ended its collaboration with Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy on the college football program Big Noon Kickoff. The partnership had been positioned as a competitor to ESPN's College GameDay.

Roughly a month into the college football season, Fox Sports initiated a major shakeup, suddenly opting out of their collaboration with Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy for “Big Noon Kickoff,” as reported by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The partnership was seen as Fox’s answer to ESPN’s College Gameday success with Pat McAfee, which has…